Tomas Hertl starts offseason by swimming with real sharks in Bora Bora

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Sharks center Tomas Hertl has new teammates, and they just happen to be sharks -- like real sharks. He swam with them during his recent trip to Bora Bora.

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Snorkeling in Bora Bora#sharks #newteammates #rays

A post shared by Tomas Hertl (@hertlik48) on Jun 4, 2019 at 2:05pm PDT

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Hertl also posted Instagram story videos of him snorkeling with the elasmobranch fish. (Oh, you like that word? I looked it up.)

Hertl appears to be in amazing spirits after unfortunately missing the Sharks' season-ending Game 6 in the Western Conference final when he sustained a head injury following a hit from the Blues' Ivan Barbashev in Game 5. The Sharks definitely felt his absence.

But swimming with sharks in Bora Bora sounds like the perfect way to start the offseason. Just make sure they're small sharks like these -- or baby sharks, if you will.