With free agency looming, Joe Thornton continues to rehab his knee. Doug Wilson said this morning that Thornton has been at the rink every day and will definitely be ready for the start of the season, per Kevin Kurz. That should help dismiss any worries that his torn ACL and MCL will keep him from being re-signed.
Wilson isn’t rushing into any decisions, though. There’s still a lot of things that need to come together in the next week before he can make decisions regarding Thornton or Patrick Marleau.
The NHL Player’s Association is voting on the salary cap increase, which is reported to be $75 million.