Posts About "Matt Tennyson"
Can Tennyson Fill Hurricanes' Defense Hole?
November 16th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes entered the 2016-17 season with considerable defensive depth, owning up to 12 defensemen with NHL-caliber potential. Yet, over a month into the season, the team has struggled to find a single one capable of holding down the No. 6 defenseman role in the lineup. Enter Matt Tennyson. The former San Jose Sharks...
Hurricanes Sign Matt Tennyson
July 7th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Matt Tennyson to a one-year, two-way contract, according to the team. Tennyson had spent the first five seasons of his professional hockey career with the San Jose Sharks organization. The deal will pay Tennyson $675,000 in the NHL and $275,000 in the AHL. #Canes agree to terms with...
Ryan Reaves Ejected For Hit on Matt Tennyson
February 22nd, 2016 St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves finished his evening early in the first period Monday. He was given a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for boarding San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Tennyson. Reaves hit Tennyson hard from behind, sending Tennyson head-first into the boards behind his own net. He was knocked out...
Five Sharks Defensemen
December 6th, 2015 The San Jose Sharks have been rolling six defensemen in each game. But that doesn’t mean all six will play equally. Peter DeBoer shows confidence in five defensemen, not six. This is especially apparent in the third period, where appearances by a sixth defensemen are about as rare as snow in San Jose. The five defensemen DeBoer...
San Jose Sharks Matt Tennyson: Failing The Test?
November 19th, 2015 Sharks defenseman Matt Tennyson was considered a bubble player entering the season. His roster spot was anything but certain. The top two pairs were set. The third pair would consist of rugged left-hander Brenden Dillon and whoever won the job as his partner. Tennyson had one considerable advantage, he was the only right-hander in the...
Uncomfortable Flashbacks for the San Jose Sharks Defense
October 21st, 2015 In the 2014-15 season, there was plenty to discuss about the failings of the Sharks defense. In my case, I highlighted three players whose struggles on the blue line were noteworthy: Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon and Mirco Mueller. I suggested a plan for all three players. that Burns return to forward this year, that Dillon get traded...
5 Takeaways From Sharks First 2 Preseason Games
September 24th, 2015 With a mishmash of lineups featuring a number of career AHL players, it is difficult to take much away from the first couple preseason games. That said, there were positives to highlight from the two games that the Sharks played up in British Columbia against the Vancouver Canucks. Team Defense & Penalty Kill Remember, two...
Sharks Biggest Camp Battle: Mueller or Tennyson?
September 14th, 2015 With training camps right around the corner, NHL teams will soon be making initial preparations for the season. How many young guys will earn roster spots? For a veteran-laden squad like the Sharks, most roster spots are already spoken for. The biggest job up for grabs is the final spot on the third defense pair. With defensemen...
Sharks Previews & Predictions: Hometown Boy
September 6th, 2015 Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin, Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon, Mirco Mueller The final, non-goaltender, player in...
What a Sharks "Tomorrow" Team Should Really Look Like
March 1st, 2015 After losing to the Los Angeles Kings last spring in their epic collapse, San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson called his club a "tomorrow team" during the offseason. However, this season the Sharks continue to play struggling veterans over a number of younger players. When you consider what they would look like if they genuinely went to...
Sharks Survive Kryptonite & the Kids Are Alright
December 19th, 2014 Kryptonite Over the last couple of seasons the San Jose Sharks have made it a frustrating habit of losing to some of the worst teams in hockey. Typically it has been Eastern Conference teams like the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, but earlier this month they were the first Western Conference team to lose to the dreadful...
3 Sharks Prospects Ready to Seize NHL Opportunity
August 3rd, 2014 The start of NHL training camps are well over a month away but the jockeying for playing time among young players hoping to make NHL rosters is a constant competition. In San Jose, the race for the last few roster spots is a lot more crowded than what the hockey world was led to believe two months ago after what has been a slow...
