Joe Thornton W FA Tue 4/17/12 10:17 AM
Joe Thornton
W FA
The Sharks' top line hasn't scored in the opening-round series against the Blues.
Thornton had three assists in the Game 3 loss, but none of those helpers came for anyone on the first line. The trio of Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski and Thornton had eight shots on net (21 for the series), yet hasn't lit the lamp so far. They combined for 79 goals during the regular season. Still, Sharks coach Todd McLellan knows you're not going to have too much success without your top forwards producing and may be forced to switch things up. "When you're down 4-1 (in the game), you're trying different things," McLellan said. "We tried some of our bottom six forwards up there as well. We were just trying to find a spark, and not necessarily just in the offensive zone. We'll see if we shuffle them around and inject some players in. But we've got to find a group that can win."