Tomas Hertl is in unfortunately familiar territory, recovering from another major knee injury.
“I know so much about it after my career,” the Sharks center told NBC Sports California via FaceTime from the Czech Republic on Friday.
This time it was a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee which required season-ending surgery on Jan. 30. Not a whole lot different from his rookie season in 2013-14, and damage suffered to his MCL and PCL in his right knee that also necessitated surgery.
“My range of motion is already back,” Hertl said. “Swelling is just a little bit.