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What was the knock on hertl in his draft year?


Gstank29

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I believe the scouts and GM's were put off by the fact that his last name sounded like Turtle. The very idea that other players would taunt him by calling him Hertl the Turtle were major red flags regarding his future performance

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Skating was the biggest issue according to Pierre McGuire

I remember getting "The Hockey News" magazine and the scouts consensus was that he didn't always play consistently.

Pretty much the reason why alot of decent players drop outside the top 10.

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That is why the smart hockey commentators like Freidman and Mackenzie try to avoid making predictions cause they know they will look like idoits and lose their credibility if they are wrong.

Speaking of failed predication's, the entire hockey central sportsnet crew predicted that LA would win the series over SJ, Quick would be "rock solid" and "their couldn't be a worse opponent for the sharks then the kings". SJ is now up 3-0 in the series and have scored 17 goals in 3 games against the the kings.

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That is why the smart hockey commentators like Freidman and Mackenzie try to avoid making predictions cause they know they will look like idoits and lose their credibility if they are wrong.

Speaking of failed predication's, the entire hockey central sportsnet crew predicted that LA would win the series over SJ, Quick would be "rock solid" and "their couldn't be a worse opponent for the sharks then the kings". SJ is now up 3-0 in the series and have scored 17 goals in 3 games against the the kings.

The irony of you calling others "idoits"...sigh.

All of the players taken above him seem pretty good to me...

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