Sharks' Hertl will undergo knee surgery, out at least several weeks
Sharks' Hertl will undergo knee surgery, out at least several weeks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Tomas Hertl is going to be out for a while.
The San Jose Sharks announced Monday that Hertl, their lone NHL All-Star representative and leading scorer, will undergo surgery to clean out loose cartilage in his left knee.
“He is expected to miss a minimum of several weeks but the exact timetable is still to be determined based on the findings of the procedure and his rehabilitation,” Sharks GM Mike Grier said in a statement. “We will monitor his progress during the rehab process and provide an update on his status at a later date.”
The timing of this news is strange, considering that Hertl played in the All-Star Game on Feb. 3 in Toronto. He did miss the two games before the break.
