SAN JOSE — Pete DeBoer, fired last week by the Sharks, will remember the first four years he spent as the Sharks’ coach more than the last few months.
“I had a beer with (Joe Thornton) after it happened and we talked about how great the last four years were,” DeBoer told this newspaper Monday. “When I showed up here, everyone told me the window was closed or closing, and the team had missed its opportunities.
“We had a great group of men, professional and fun to be around. The best dressing room I’ve ever been in and we played four years of great playoff hockey, 60 playoff games and a Stanley Cup Final.