I can understand if the bitter Canucks fan inside you doesn’t have sympathy for Joe Thornton.
Along with the Sedin twins, Joe Thornton is one of the greatest players of this era to not win a Stanley Cup. With the San Jose Sharks well out of the race, Jumbo Joe made it abundantly clear that he wanted to be traded to a contender.
He watched as teammates Patrick Marleau, Brendan Dillon and...Barclay Goodrow all get traded to contenders for their chance to win.