San Jose Sharks rookie forward, Tomas Hertl, had an amazing performance last night against New York Rangers. With the total of four goals last night, capping off a 9 to 2 victory, Hertl is now seen by everyone as a possibility for winning Rookie of the Year. He schooled all star goalie, Henrik Lundqvist, twice on a deke and a one timer. He capped off his night with an amazing goal, shooting the puck between his legs, picking the upper left corner of the net. This could possibly be the goal of the year. Hertl, who is 19 years old, is the youngest player to score 4 goals since 1988 (Jimmy Carson, 19 years, 254 days). Hertl was the first star of the game. All you could see on his face was a ear to ear smile all night long.
Fantasy-wise, after last night, Hertl went from being owned by 3 percent of teams, to 63 percent of the teams. This is a once in a life time performance by an amazing rookie. If Hertl keeps up this production, he could easily win rookie of the year, and possibly MVP. Hertl will definitely be watched closely the rest of the season, to see if he is the real deal. He probably won't have another performance like this for the rest of the season, but after scoring these four goals, he's a confident young hockey player, and has the potential to be one of the best players in the NHL. He now leads the league with 6 goals, so anything is possible. This video shows the four goals he had last night against the Rangers.
Isn't Hertl something!
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