"It's never an easy decision, and it's not the only decision, but there was definitely a shake-up needed. Especially after being up 3-0 and then losing four straight to a team that we should have never lost to. You always look to your leaders and we certainly look to all our top players, not just Joe and not just Patrick, but all of our top players as a whole and when you have one goal, two assists and collectively a minus-29 in your final four games, you have to start looking to shake things up a little bit."

-San Jose Sharks associate coach Larry Robinson on removing the 'C' and 'A' from Thornton and Marleau. Robinson appeared on TSN690 today in Montreal and Fear The Fin has more from Robinson.