{"id":36611,"date":"2018-10-07T19:09:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=36611"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:38:17","slug":"san-jose-sharks-place-joe-thornton-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/10\/07\/san-jose-sharks-place-joe-thornton-on-injured-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks Place Joe Thornton on Injured Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> have announced that centre <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/thornjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Thornton<\/a> <\/strong>has been put on short-term injured reserve after his surgically repaired knee flared up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SJSharks<\/a> Joe Thornton placed on IR for &#39;precautionary&#39; reasons. read&#8212;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DVrAsvPsyO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/DVrAsvPsyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Gackle (@GackleReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GackleReport\/status\/1048978834664513536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Joe Thronton Placed on IR<\/h1>\n<p>No one can pinpoint an exact moment that Thornton got injured. The 39-year-old played most of the pre-season and recorded 14 minutes, nine seconds of ice time in the Sharks&#8217; 3-2 victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton has collected an assist in two games played this season. He was also called for a minor penalty. His possession numbers were 62.3 percent Corsi and a relative Corsi of -2.8 during the two games.<\/p>\n<p>The London, Ontario native has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Bruins<\/a> and the San Jose Sharks in his 21-year career. He has put up 397 goals and 1,031 assists for 1,428 career points in 1,495 career games. He was the first overall selection in the 1997 NHL draft by the Boston Bruins.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no knowing that if the swelling is a minor setback or a sign of further trouble for Thornton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trainers say it\u2019s fairly common, that it can get some fluid in there sometimes with what he\u2019s gone through,\u201d Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2018\/10\/07\/joe-thornton-placed-on-injured-reserve-leaves-sharks-road-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said to the media<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody is overly concerned. We\u2019re just making sure we do this right.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1>What This Means for the Future<\/h1>\n<p>The future Hall-of-Famer has been plagued with injuries over the last 18 months. Thornton tore both his ACL and MCL in his left knee in April 2017. He suffered the same injury to his right knee in January 2018. He was<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2018\/05\/02\/joe-thornton-takes-line-rushes-for-san-jose-sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> hoping to play in the 2018 postseason<\/a>, but was not ready.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton will not be eligible to return to the lineup until Oct. 14&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>. San Jose has called up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gambrdy01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dylan Gambrell<\/strong><\/a> from the AHL Barracuda to fill the roster spot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/01\/Jumbo-Joe.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>SAN JOSE, CA &#8211; DECEMBER 30: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers at SAP Center on December 30, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. 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