Tomas Hertl
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I can’t help but be reminded of this scene whenever he is out there:
I think of S̶a̶k̶a̶r̶a̶a̶n̶ Knights as paper people.
I think of S̶a̶k̶a̶r̶a̶a̶n̶ Knights as paper people.
If he gets a feel for passing/using his teammates more he could take it to the next level. He’ll never be a speed demon but he rotates to the net with the best of them.
The only criticism for Hertl is that he lets the extracurriculars get to him too easily.
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
He didn’t used to either. I think he kind of realized he is slightly bigger and stronger than most players and decided he can push them around, and likes doing it, but he needs to cut out the bad penalties ASAP.
OrrNumber4
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Sans passing ability, but with better hands and 1000x more willingness to drive and take the puck to the net.
CaptainShark
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We may have blown this series in games 3 and tonight, but given that it was a season of transition, I would still be pretty happy. That was mostly fueled by the development of Meier, Labanc, Tierney and Ryan and by the fact that the team showed they can still be competitive without Patty and even Jumbo. Hertl’s coming out party (called the Stanleycup Playoffs) is the cherry on that cake. Hope he will carry that over with a full summer of training and be the same monster in next years regular season.
SharksFan17
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At least playing with an edge keeps him from being an easy target for cheap shots like he was in his younger days. Players are on notice that they will get as good as they give against him now.
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NorthernShark
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Yes but he's now going to develop a reputation of someone whose skin you can get under.
TomasHertlsRooster
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I honestly wouldn't do that. Like Meier, Hertl has that extra gear when he's angry. Then you just know that he's gonna score as soon as he's on the ice. I think it was in game 3 when he was losing his mind and only moments later tied the game late with a power move. If I remember right he was also pissed before scoring the gamewinner against Anaheim in game 4.
Meier and Hertl can be very dangerous when you try to piss them off. They may take a dumb penalty here and then but they can absolutely dominate the play if you upset them. I don't think anybody else on the Shark has that ability to just go out and score no matter what. Maybe Burns or Thornton. When Jumbo is at his best, he's also not somebody I'd mess with. He'll make you pay one way or another.
Maybe but he also will take stupid penalties that cost the team in that state. It's not all good things for Hertl when he's been pissed off.
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
To be fair, did he ever take these types of stupid penalties against a team that wasn’t Vegas?
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Not too many. Meier takes more stupid ones than Hertl (but sometimes he doesn't even need to be pissed to switch on the beast mode.)
Hertl is clearly better when angry.
I don't think people were taking notice of Hertl really before now and reputations are generally developed in the playoffs. It won't be something that matters during regular seasons but you can bet that a lot of rival coaches saw that Neal thing and think they can attack that.
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