San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Photo: Jeff Chiu / APDoug Wilson didn’t go looking for Joe Thornton insurance last summer. The general manager of the Sharks already had it.
The Sharks didn’t panic when they found out their longtime center had another setback with a series of nagging right knee injuries.