Through 60 Games, How Has Stripping Joe Thornton’s Captaincy Affected San Jose?

Leadership. Every hockey team can’t get enough of it.

What is it? It’s an unquantifiable, varying trait possessed in different levels by different players. It can manifest itself in work ethic, accountability, fiery speeches, defense of teammates and probably dozens of other ways civilians who do not exist in locker rooms could never understand.

The idea was at the heart of the San Jose Sharks’ offseason. Their seven-game, first-round collapse against the Los Angeles Kings in last year's playoffs wasn't about execution on the ice or Marc-Edouard Vlas...

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