Author: Matt Taylor

Sharks start strong, finish sloppy, still win

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 4 min read |

The Sharks in the first period. Wow… just… wow. Have you ever seen a more dominant performance in a period? Well, um, until the Kings in t...

Sharks look to even the series in a crucial game four

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

While the Sharks may have dodged a huge bullet by winning game three in overtime on Saturday, they still have some significant work to do. No, this se...

Sharks back in San Jose after stealing home ice

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

The San Jose Sharks, after breaking the Canucks‘ collective spirit in Vancouver, have the chance to continue their assault on all things blue an...

Sharks take 2-0 series lead behind Niemi, Marleau, Torres

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

For a twenty or so minute span, it seemed as if the Vancouver Canucks’ desperation would be enough to even this series. For a while, it seemed a...

Thoughts _ and _ Things

By Matt Taylor | Feb 22nd 2019 | 24 min read |

Well, I don’t really know how to explain this. I rode off into the sunset, extremely happy to bid adieu and never come back again. I used the go...

Season Review: Andrew Desjardins

By Matt Taylor | Feb 19th 2019 | 8 min read |

Today at FTF we are starting with our season review pieces for each individual player. Unfortunately, the pieces are starting May 2nd, which means tha...

Sharks Playoff Gameday: When their best is better than your best

By Matt Taylor | Feb 19th 2019 | 8 min read |

@ 4:30 PST Series Blues lead 3-1 Series Preview – Game One Game Two – Game Three – Game Four Television CSN-CA, NBC Sports Net Radio...

Additional takeaways from last night's win

By Matt Taylor | Feb 19th 2019 | 6 min read |

Taking some time this morning to address what I thought was a very poignant comment made by FTF’er ievans in last night’s recap thread: Th...

Havlat and Niemi shine brightest in series opening win

By Matt Taylor | Feb 19th 2019 | 3 min read |

If there are two moves that Doug Wilson has been criticized most for, they would be the additions of Martin Havlat and Antti Niemi. Wilson looks like ...

Fourth-line storylines included in first-round matchup

By Matt Taylor | Feb 19th 2019 | 9 min read |

Obviously, if the Sharks are going to win this first-round matchup against the daunting St. Louis Blues, then they’re going to need high-level p...