NHL analyst: Sharks correct in trading Timo, keeping Hertl

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NHL analyst Jack Han believes Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will age better as a player than his former teammate Timo Meier, who is now with the New Jersey Devils.

“The Sharks made the right decision to sign Hertl long-term because he’s a player whose game should age relatively well. And I would say, should age better than Timo Meier, for instance,” Han told San Jose Hockey Now. “Because Timo Meier is a player who I think sees the game more north-south, has less nuance in his game and is more reliant on his speed.

"So, I think they made they made a good decision there [to trade Meier].”

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Suffice to say, despite Hertl’s self-admitted up-and-down campaign, the hockey tactics and player development guru is in his corner.

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