San Jose Hockey Now Podcast #14: Hertl Got "Leaner" Over Summer, Wants To Put Less Pressure on Himself

San Jose Hockey Now Podcast

Tomas Hertl joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast!

But before we get to Hertl Power (1:15:00), Keegan and Sheng preview the San Jose Sharks’ Rookie Faceoff roster (1:48) and John McCarthy’s first media availability since Martin Kaut’s accusations.

In honor of the Rookie Faceoff, we formed two all-time San Jose Sharks prospects teams (7:10), the Most Disappointing Sharks Prospects and the Most Surprising, complete with recollections from a lot of fun archival sources.

Pat Fallon (9:47), Teemu Rihijarvi (13:10), Nikolay Goldobin (17:50), Jeff Jillson (22:04), Mirco Mueller (27:45), and Ben Gaudreau (35:15) “headline” one team.

We also touch on some dishonorable mentions (39:26).

Joe Pavelski (46:16), Ryane Clowe (49:10), Kevin Labanc (51:18), Justin Braun (57:17), Jason Demers (59:15), and Evgeni Nabokov (1:02:37) highlight a team of the positive.

And of course, there are honorable mentions (1:05:05)!

Speaking of a prospect who did not disappoint, Tomas Hertl (1:15:00)!

Hertl says he got “leaner” over the summer (1:16:23). He also talked about putting too much pressure on himself last year, and how being more confident makes you faster too.

Hertl shares his reaction to the Martin Kaut situation (1:19:38) and the Erik Karlsson trade (1:21:00).

Hertl talks about his patience level with the San Jose Sharks’ rebuilding process (1:22:07). He thinks they can “be secretly good” up front.

He finally shares some observations about the Captain’s Skates (1:25:01).

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