Injury Report: 12/19 Hertl

[SactoShark]

Kevin Kurz ‏@KKurzCSN 3h
Sounds like there’s a chance Torres could play in Anaheim next week. He and Hertl were doing some battle drills along the walls today

Bring back the party

Not sure how hard they're going, but if Hertl is fine battling against Torres, then he can battle with any one.

 

[Teamplaya]

BATTLE DRILLS!

 

[Timo Time]

Tomorrows news via TMac: "He's working hard to get back but still has a long ways to go." In which we will all go from being optimistic back to depressed.

Hopefully Torres went easy on him if there was contact though.

 

[HOOCH2173]

tomorrows news via tmac: "he's working hard to get back but still has a long ways to go." in which we will all go from being optimistic back to depressed.

Hopefully torres went easy on him if there was contact though.

truth!

 

[Juxtaposer]

Stop toying with my emotions, Todd.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Its good that he's participating. I'm sure Raffi didn't go full tilt.

 

[Negatively Positive]

I need to stop checking this thread. It's a ******* roller coaster. Stop getting my hopes up then shooting it down the next day We've seriously gone through this for 3 months.

 

[Gilligans Island]

At this point there has to be an element of gamesmanship. Keep Sutter guessing. Fine with me to do that.

 

[magic school bus]

We're so desperate for good news that we're listening to Kurz.

 

[Grave]

We're so desperate for good news that we're listening to Kurz.

We need hope.

 

[Leidi J]

Pollak:

We also joked with McLellan that by having Hertl practice on Thursday in an orange “no contact” jersey just one day after he shed it for a full team practice, we were ready to write “Hertl suffers setback!!!” No, we didn’t think that was the case, but it was an easy – if erroneous – conclusion to jump to.

“Who knows if the trainer just put in there and he put it on,” McLellan said. “He went out early to do some extra. We should get a polka dot jersey and really throw people off.”

So the no-contact jersey was just a mix-up lmao! Back to this:

 

[Episkey]

 

[Mafoofoo]

Pollak:


So the no-contact jersey was just a mix-up lmao! Back to this:

****ing called it.

 

[Leidi J]

More:

"A little more physical stuff for both of them, which is a good sign," said McLellan, who once again said there was no timetable for Hertl's return after the knee surgery resulting from a Dec. 19 hit.

Hertl did say he was "pushing a little harder every day."

12 days til the playoffs start

 

[Squeeven]

I'm really happy to hear that the no contact jersey thing was just a mix up. Really hope Hertl and Torres are back for the playoffs.

 

[Teamplaya]

Hang on to the Hertl-coaster everybody, cuz we're going up n' down

 

[Bowie22]

Wow, Tmac has gotta be messing with our feelings on purpose.

 

[do0glas]

my uneducated guess is that hertl would be ready by the playoffs, but wont play at first. if we look like we are losing traction and getting dominated, they may play him earlier.

 

[Timo Time]

Here's @TomasHertl48 skating wihthout orange (dont-hit-me) #sjsharks sweater this morning:

 

[SactoShark]

OMG He's not even skating on his injured knee!!! AHHHH!!!

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

my uneducated guess is that hertl would be ready by the playoffs, but wont play at first. if we look like we are losing traction and getting dominated, they may play him earlier.

i think he'll play a game or two at the end of the reg season if he's ready, same for torres.

 

[AgentCooper]

i think he'll play a game or two at the end of the reg season if he's ready, same for torres.

Torres, yes. Hertl, most definitely not.

 

[JayP812]

Kurz said in the second intermission he doesn't expect Hertl back until after the first round

 

[hohosaregood]

Kurz said in the second intermission he doesn't expect Hertl back until after the first round

Yea but that's Kurz. I'm gonna expect Hertl to be back by the playoffs and effective by round 2

 

[Leidi J]

Kurz said in the second intermission he doesn't expect Hertl back until after the first round

Kurz doesn't know any more than we know aka what's been seen publicly in practices. He's just speculating like anyone else with a brain is capable of.

Unless someone actually with the team says anything that points to that, I wouldn't put a lot of stock into it.