Posts About "Chris Tierney"
Sharks' 2012 Draft Class Rewind
November 24th, 2020 The San Jose Sharks finished the 2011-12 season second in the five-team Pacific Division, and seventh in the Western Conference. San Jose was then knocked out in the first round of the playoffs, falling 4-1 in a series with the St. Louis Blues. The Sharks then entered the 2012 NHL Draft searching for their future forward core, picking...
Senators' Trio of Young Elder Statesmen Look Forward to Leadership Role
November 22nd, 2020 There comes a time in a hockey career when an NHLer will transition from being a young player to a veteran. Suddenly, these players will find themselves in a leadership role, relying on their own experiences to help and mentor rookies and younger teammates. The Ottawa Senators have several younger veterans who will be embracing this...
Senators News & Rumours: Galchenyuk, Tierney, Chlapik & More
October 31st, 2020 In what was expected to be a slow news week in Ottawa, the Ottawa Senators re-signed some of their own restricted free agents and are taking a swing on a former third-overall pick as they continue to make moves and headlines this offseason. The prospects they have playing overseas right now are doing very well, and general manager...
Senators Would Benefit From Re-Signing Chris Tierney
September 30th, 2020 The Ottawa Senators have a handful of players that are set to become restricted and unrestricted free agents this upcoming offseason. Currently, the Sens only have three forwards signed to a deal for next season. While that’s problematic for now, there’s no doubt that Ottawa will have a ton of guys signed and ready to go before...
Senators Seeing Success from Summer Swaps With Sharks
October 26th, 2018 This season, there are three new faces on the Ottawa Senators that were acquired in the offseason via trades. In fact, they all came from the same team - the San Jose Sharks. Mikkel Boedker, Chris Tierney and Dylan DeMelo were all playing in California last season, but will now be braving the Canadian winter in Ottawa. While...
Who Did the Senators Get in the Karlsson Deal?
September 15th, 2018 On Thursday afternoon the Ottawa Senators traded Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks. After months of rumors, the Senators opted for another transaction with the Sharks, to whom they traded Mike Hoffman earlier this summer (he was dealt to the Florida Panthers hours later). In the aftermath, it is important to remember the Senators...
Erik Karlsson Trade: What It Means for Both Teams
September 14th, 2018 After 18 months of speculation, Erik Karlsson has been traded from the Ottawa Senators. The captain was traded to the San Jose Sharks, along with Francis Perron in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a first-round draft pick in either 2019 or 2020, a second-round pick in 2020 and two conditional draft...
Senators Trade Karlsson to Sharks
September 13th, 2018 The Ottawa Senators have traded captain Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional 2020 first-round pick and a conditional 2019 second-round pick, the Sharks announced Thursday. If the Sharks re-sign Karlsson the Senators receive a...
Sharks' Tierney Shining In First Few Playoff Games
April 18th, 2018 The Pacific Division playoff series have some striking similarities, but there's one that's impossible to ignore: One team is dominating the series as the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks are three games up on their opponents. The only difference between the two is that the Sharks have won two of their games on the road, while...
Small Silver Linings in Thornton’s Injury
January 26th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks have been led, for the past dozen years, by future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton. He is in historic and elite NHL company. His place on the all-time assist list tells the story -- the three guys immediately ahead of him, and not far ahead, are Mario Lemieux, Marcel Dionne and Gordie Howe. Hockey royalty. Losing Thornton...
San Jose Sharks Reality and Rumors
November 1st, 2017 The San Jose Sharks were among the NHL’s unknowns heading into this season. Two games into the season, the naysayers had plenty to support their case. But, in the nine games since, the Sharks have rebounded and quietly surged forward. At the end of October, the Sharks sit in the middle of the pack with a 6-5-0 record. But, toss out the...
Sharks' Predictable Opening Night
October 7th, 2017 In a recent article, we posed this question about Peter DeBoer: Is he the right coach for the Sharks? In the article, we noted he favored continuity. One game is hardly a trend, but it is worth noting that San Jose used about as much continuity as they possibly could muster for their opening game. The Game It makes no sense to over...
Sharks' Power-Play Options
August 22nd, 2017 After a franchise-first Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2016, the San Jose Sharks took a step back last year. Bowing out of the playoffs in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers wasn’t high on anyone’s list of expectations for the Sharks, and while some of their misfortune can be attributed to a laundry list of injuries and runs of...
