Comments on: Joe Thornton will be in the Sharks lineup in Game 5, but he can’t win it alone http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/24/joe-thornton-will-be-in-the-sharks-lineup-in-game-5-but-he-cant-win-it-alone/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: polegojim http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/24/joe-thornton-will-be-in-the-sharks-lineup-in-game-5-but-he-cant-win-it-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-11103 Tue, 24 May 2011 23:23:07 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=38420#comment-11103 James, your second to the last paragraph is precisely on point.

CONDUCT yourselves like winners. Don’t melt down emotionally. Stay mentally tough and in the game.

Play the puck first, not the ‘hit’. The McGinn syndrome is proving to be a Shark KILLER.

Hitting first and playing the puck second will get you a quick ticket home.

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