Pierre LeBrun: Have heard that Joe Thornton’s camp took calls from twelve teams so far (as of late Monday afternoon). The San Jose Sharks remain at the top for him. Don’t think that Thornton plans on visiting any cities.
Pierre LeBrun: Would think that LA Kings would be one of the teams that was in contact given his relationship with Kings GM Rob Blake. [LeBrun] thinks that Thornton will end up staying in San Jose.
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: If other teams offer Sharks free agents Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau multi-year deals, it may become less likely to return, especially for Marleau.