Injury Report: 12/19 Hertl
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Squeeven
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Here's the thescore's (via Rotowire) take on Hertl returning. I really hope he does get in a game before the playoffs even if he just plays like 10 minutes or something, I just don't want him to just be tossed in right away to a freaking series against the Kings for his first game back lol. Either way though I'm extremely excited that he'll be back but I'm just worried that the Kings will target him and I really think they will. Does anyone remember last season in the final 2 games against the Kings before the playoffs when they were targeting Couture and nothing was being called? That was bull****.
Squeeven
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Probably. We really need a guy like Mike Brown in the lineup to get in Dustin Browns face and really intimidate him and just kick his *** because I really expect Dustin Brown to do something.
Given brown was fortunate first time around. I'm sure knowing that it's hertls first or second game back. If anything were to happen to him that even remotely looks illegal or intent to injure I would think suspensions would be handed down and they would definitely take up a lot closer look at it. But we were disappointed the first time so who knows
Juxtaposer
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Although I still loathe Torres, it's reassuring to know that the Kings have to be aware that if Brown goes after Hertl or Nieto, Torres can retaliate against Toffoli and Pearson.
Leidi J
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We don't need Mike Brown for that crap, give me a break lol. Just hit DBrown. Wingels, Torres, Desjardins... hell even Burns and Jumbo are capable of that.
I hate the mentality that you need to ice crappy players in order to doll out any kind of physical punishment within the game. It the kind of fallacy that those idiots running Toronto ascribe to.
I hate the mentality that you need to ice crappy players in order to doll out any kind of physical punishment within the game. It the kind of fallacy that those idiots running Toronto ascribe to.
Brown's not an idiot. We put out Mike and Dustin will instead score goals.
Doubt it. Hertl goes down and at best we'll just have another thread with us being angry at Kings fans while they say "deal with it" on the main board.
Juxtaposer
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)Yeah but with Mike Brown who cares if he gets suspended?
He's the heart and soul of this team.
LadyStanley
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Hertl looking forward to getting back in the line up and playing until June.
Hertl looking forward to getting back in the line up and playing until June.
he's a shark still right? he should know the sharks don't know what hockey in june is
SJSharksfan39
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There's not much looking forward to in the game tonight, but it is the second to last game of the season for the Sharks. To See Hertl would make this game worth it.
HOOCH2173
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well as you already know. Hertl in and Stalock in.
Not so sure about Hertl skating this am on the 3rd line with Tommy and Sheppard?!
Not so sure about Hertl skating this am on the 3rd line with Tommy and Sheppard?!
Mr Fahrenheit
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Helistin
Dustin's equilibrium
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lol light beer
It's improved. He was stringing reasonable sentences together in a post-practice(?) interview shown on tonight's pregame show.
RainbowDash
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So, watching Hertl's play tonight.
His TOI was 15:00, 1:18 of it was on the 2nd PP unit. He didn't look engaged at all and didn't battle on the boards. Maybe they told him to take it easy? Aside from that, he did look a bit lost on his defensive assignments.
So, I guess we'll see whats in store next week? Because right now I don't see us fielding him in his current state.
His TOI was 15:00, 1:18 of it was on the 2nd PP unit. He didn't look engaged at all and didn't battle on the boards. Maybe they told him to take it easy? Aside from that, he did look a bit lost on his defensive assignments.
So, I guess we'll see whats in store next week? Because right now I don't see us fielding him in his current state.
RainbowDash
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If you don't battle on the boards, you won't get it out of your zone. Again, are we to assume coaching staff and maybe doctors told him to don't battle along the boards? Its possible. Will he battle along the boards come playoff time? We have no idea as of right now.
Leidi J
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He looked crazy dangerous in the offensive zone whenever the puck was on his stick. You don't sit that. It was his first game back. I don't blame him if he was a little tentative. Plus, he wasn't on a line with new linemates... makes sense that he might be a little unfamiliar with his place.
Kennedy and Brown have issues getting the puck out too and they don't have an injury excuse really. Hertl can at least get some chances and has the hands to bury them. He wasn't a complete player before he got hurt...he wasn't the guy that was getting pucks out or battling along the boards before he got hurt...that was mostly Burns and Thornton.
Juxtaposer
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Hertl's slight defensive deficiencies (being merely average) were exposed because due to Sheppard having absolutely no clue what he's doing at center causes any line he centers to spend massive amounts of time in the defensive zone. Yet I saw Hertl twice make smart stick plays to break up Avs' cycles and skate the puck out of the zone. Put him with Thornton and Burns and you won't have an issue.
He's absolutely playing vs the Kings. He created several scoring chances despite Sheppard.
Hertl before the injury was no defensive gem, but then again he didn't have to be because he was with thornton and burns. 2 players that aren't defensive beasts but they can handle there own against almost all types of players. Which left hertl to be more of an breakaway offensive threat (remember early in the year when it seemed like hertle was getting 5 breakaways every game?)
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