SAN JOSE — Sharks center Joe Thornton is still not quite 100 percent healthy as the unofficial second half of the year gets underway this weekend.
Thornton, 39, dealt with an infection in his surgically repaired right knee in October and on Thursday, Sharks coach Pete DeBoer revealed that Thornton also suffered a broken toe. The Sharks returned to practice Thursday after an eight-day break off the ice.
“Every time he seems to be turning a corner and putting that stuff behind him, it’s something else,” DeBoer said. “He plays through all of this stuff, but the guy hasn’t been healthy.