The San Jose Sharks want Tomas Hertl back.
“I expect the San Jose Sharks to circle back around over the next month here and perhaps make an offer to Tomas Hertl,” Pierre LeBrun reported on TSN’s Insider Trading yesterday.
The impending UFA is in the midst of a career goal-scoring campaign — he’s on pace for 43 goals, which would be his first 40-goal season.
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The alternate captain is also well-respected in the locker room and arguably the franchise’s most popular player.
The Sharks themselves, in the midst of a “reset” and not a rebuild, are enjoying a surprise year, hanging on to the last wild card spot in the West.