Winning Play: Why it’s over

By Sheng Peng | May 22nd 2019 | 7 min read |

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A day before Valentine’s Day, Peter DeBoer was asked if this was the deepest San Jose Sharks squad that he’s coached. Without h...

Why I keep coming back to the Sharks

By JD Young | May 22nd 2019 | 9 min read |

I have just finished the very therapeutic ritual of shaving off my beard after the Sharks final game in the playoffs. Every year it ends with the same...

Quick Bites: Injuries, poor offense, tough Blues sink Sharks

By Erik Fowle | May 22nd 2019 | 5 min read |

It was almost a foregone conclusion that the San Jose Sharks would allow an early-game goal in last night’s Game 6. Giving their opponent a lead jus...

How Sharks can improve their breakout

By Sheng Peng | May 21st 2019 | 4 min read |

The San Jose Sharks will play Game 6 without Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. Joe Pavelski is a game-time decision. That’s the lede. But what will bur...

Sharks 1, Blues 5: Sharks season ends in St. Louis

By Sie Morley | May 21st 2019 | 6 min read |

Though it was perhaps a month later than once expected, the end of the Sharks’ playoff run has finally arrived. The St. Louis Blues won the series i...

Playoffs Round Up: Bruins in four

By Haley Van Horn | May 20th 2019 | 3 min read |

The Eastern Conference has a winner, which means if the San Jose Sharks get it together, they’ll be heading to Boston to face the Bruins. After swee...

Winning Play: Game 5’s most interesting shift

By Sheng Peng | May 20th 2019 | 5 min read |

It’s not all the time that one shift encapsulates so many of my thoughts about a game. But the Vladimir Tarasenko penalty shot goal, and the shift l...

Playoff Power Rankings Week 6: Logan-omic anxiety

By Erik Johnsgard | May 19th 2019 | 15 min read |

Welcome to Fear the Fin’s weekly(ish) player power rankings. Who had the biggest impact, the best goals or the prettiest smile in the week that was ...

Quick Bites: Blown out by the Blue Note

By Luke Travis | May 19th 2019 | 6 min read |

The San Jose Sharks have plenty to worry about following Sunday afternoon’s utter implosion. Following a Game 4 in which San Jose largely dominated ...

Blues 5, Sharks, 0: Ugly loss leaves Sharks trailing

By Sie Morley | May 19th 2019 | 8 min read |

After a brutal shut out loss, the San Jose Sharks are now fighting for their lives and will be guaranteed yet another Game 7 if they have any hope of ...