Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: Forward Joe Thornton is a pending UFA and he hopes he’s able to come back next year.
“I want to come back, and I’m sure we’ll try and work something out,” he said. “It’s no secret I’m a Shark. I bleed teal and I want to come back and I know I’m going to be healthy when I come back. I’m sure we can figure something out, but I want to come back.”
The Sharks have around $20 million in salary cap space this offseason.