Confirmed with Link: Tomas Hertl 17% retained, 2025 3rd, 2027 3rd to Vegas for C David Edstrom, 2025 1st

[LilLeeroy]

Did you just bump this to do a weird ass victory lap?

Just think an update to Hertl's production on Vegas is relevant to the trade.

Just hope he keeps up his play next year when we have their pick.

 

[LilLeeroy]

I don't believe anything close to those words ever came out of my mouth and, unsurprisingly, you completely missed the point of my issue with the trade.

Also, hating on Hertl like this is just petty and lame. Not impressed, bro.

I mean Hertl was grossly out of shape before the ink was even dry on his 8x8. I think you can appreciate what he has done for the Sharks while not wanting the current Hertl anywhere near this team.

 

[TheBeard]

I mean Hertl was grossly out of shape before the ink was even dry on his 8x8. I think you can appreciate what he has done for the Sharks while not wanting the current Hertl anywhere near this team.

Doing any sort of victory lap after watching our team be one of the worst teams in the history of hockey is certainly one way to cope.

 

[coooldude]

There's one thing all of us bickering Sharks fans can agree on: F*** Vegas.

 

[Juxtaposer]

You gotta be stupid to think that Hertl is completely healthy right now. That’s all I have to say about this.

 

[Munnyro]

Hertl has been good for VGK. Takes most of the important face offs. He is getting plenty of praise in the media. I get why they traded for him. Hertl is worth the contract at the reduce price. It'll obvious not age well but they clearly don't care.

On the other side, Dallas finally got their shit together. Almost each game has been razor thin close from my POV. If Stephenson scores on the breakaway last night, it is different story.

 

[TheBeard]

Hertl has been good for VGK. Takes most of the important face offs. He is getting plenty of praise in the media. I get why they traded for him. Hertl is worth the contract at the reduce price. It'll obvious not age well but they clearly don't care.

On the other side, Dallas finally got their shit together. Almost each game has been razor thin close from my POV. If Stephenson scores on the breakaway last night, it is different story.

If anything, Marchessault, Petro and Theodore are the biggest disappointments on that team.

 

[LilLeeroy]

You gotta be stupid to think that Hertl is completely healthy right now. That’s all I have to say about this.

It was an extremely minor surgery to remove loose cartilage in his knee. Sure he isn't in game shape, but he hasn't been in game shape for years now at this point. This is just the player Hertl is now.

 

[Gecklund]

It was an extremely minor surgery to remove loose cartilage in his knee. Sure he isn't in game shape, but he hasn't been in game shape for years now at this point. This is just the player Hertl is now.

Did he shit in your cereal or something?

 

[karltonian]

1 point and -5 in 5 games so far, oof. @TheBeard wasn't this trade supposed to be Grier handing a second Stanley Cup to the Golden Knights.

Turns out Hertl on Vegas is the same slow and lazy player that he has been for the last couple years. At least the contract is only 6 more years now.

havent watched all the games but it seems like he's playing on a lower line with mark stone who actually does look like shit right now.

 

[Levie]

You gotta be stupid to think that Hertl is completely healthy right now. That’s all I have to say about this.

What's new? That's part of the trade. Injury prone player.

 

[Juxtaposer]

What's new? That's part of the trade. Injury prone player.

If you’ll notice, I didn’t say he was good or that the trade was bad. I’m arguing against the idea that Hertl is lazy. He isn’t and never has been.

 

[OrrNumber4]

If you’ll notice, I didn’t say he was good or that the trade was bad. I’m arguing against the idea that Hertl is lazy. He isn’t and never has been.

Exactly. Calling Hertl lazy...anyone who says this must be blind or a jilted ex.

 

[LilLeeroy]

Exactly. Calling Hertl lazy...anyone who says this must be blind or a jilted ex.

Skating half speed on the backcheck in a tie playoff series. Definitely looks familiar with Hertl these last couple years.

 

[hohosaregood]

Skating half speed on the backcheck in a tie playoff series. Definitely looks familiar with Hertl these last couple years.

I wouldnt necessarily call it laziness, especially not knowing how long into the shift he was but he definitely has looked slow in the Vegas games I've watched. He did talk about having conditioning issues last year though.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Skating half speed on the backcheck in a tie playoff series. Definitely looks familiar with Hertl these last couple years.

That's not half speed for Hertl. That's pretty much full speed for him these days but he's not going to be blamed for that goal no matter how hard you try.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Skating half speed on the backcheck in a tie playoff series. Definitely looks familiar with Hertl these last couple years.

Or maybe he literally can’t skate any faster? Because he’s slow already and injured?

 

[sharski]

at the time of the trade, I honestly thought i would be okay seeing Hertl raise the cup cuz he was my favorite Shark for a good bit

but then i watched some of the VGK-Dallas series and my h8tred for that team came back to me like a rush of blood to the head

DEFINITELY all in on wanting to see Pavs raise the cup

 

[Pinkfloyd]

at the time of the trade, I honestly thought i would be okay seeing Hertl raise the cup cuz he was my favorite Shark for a good bit

but then i watched some of the VGK-Dallas series and my h8tred for that team came back to me like a rush of blood to the head

DEFINITELY all in on wanting to see Pavs raise the cup

I've disconnected from that particular series for the most part because I hate both teams. I still hold a lot of hate for Dallas even though it's been 16 years since they last played a playoff series. lol

 

[TheBeard]

I've disconnected from that particular series for the most part because I hate both teams. I still hold a lot of hate for Dallas even though it's been 16 years since they last played a playoff series. lol

I’m so removed from any previous rivalry mainly because there hasn’t been one for years. I’m indifferent to practically all clubs now except Vegas.

 

[Alaskanice]

at the time of the trade, I honestly thought i would be okay seeing Hertl raise the cup cuz he was my favorite Shark for a good bit

but then i watched some of the VGK-Dallas series and my h8tred for that team came back to me like a rush of blood to the head

DEFINITELY all in on wanting to see Pavs raise the cup

Of any player in my years of hockey watching, I want Joe Pavelski to have his name immortalized on the Stanley Cup. This guy needs to be forever remembered for his success.

 

[hohosaregood]

There's just not many players to hate in Dallas these days. Like it's kinda just down to Benn and he hasn't been much of a nuisance to the Sharks in a long time

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I’m so removed from any previous rivalry mainly because there hasn’t been one for years. I’m indifferent to practically all clubs now except Vegas.

I tend to hold on to the competitive rivalries for the Sharks. Only when things like the Red Wings switching conferences do I really let any of it go lol

 

[TheBeard]

Of any player in my years of hockey watching, I want Joe Pavelski to have his name immortalized on the Stanley Cup. This guy needs to be forever remembered for his success.

Yeah. I’m with you. I don’t care much about burns or EK, but Pavs I’m 100% with you.

 

[Barrie22]

Yeah. I’m with you. I don’t care much about burns or EK, but Pavs I’m 100% with you.

Thornton, Marleau, pavs will all get there names on the cup as a shark when they all come back to lead the Sharks as the coaching staff.