Criticism of Sharks’ Hertl by NHL Establishment Is Absurd

October 10th, 2013 by Brad Kurtzberg Leave a reply »

It’s hard to understand the criticism being leveled at San Jose Sharks’ rookie Tomas Hertl by some of the old guard of the NHL these days.

For those of you who missed it, Hertl had a four-goal game against the New York Rangers at the Shark Tank on Tuesday night in a game the Sharks won 9-2. It was just Hertl’s third career NHL game.



Most of the attention, however, focused on the fourth goal scored by the 19-year-old rookie, a backhander between his legs that went over the shoulder of goalie Martin Biron and just under the cross bar. What’s amazing about this move is that it didn’t take place in a shootout, but during actual game play. If you missed it, you can watch that goal on this page.

The criticism of Hertl revolves around that fourth goal. Many of the NHL’s “old guard” considers it bad form to show up the opponent by making a trick play like that during a game.

Washington Capitals coach and Hockey Hall of Famer Adam Oates was among the most vocal critics of Hertl. He told Katie Carrera of The Washington Post that the rookie shouldn’t &ldqu ...

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