If Hertl can have as good a season as 2018-19, Vegas will excel
Back in the 2018-19 season, Hertl had a terrific year. He scored 35 goals and 39 assists, with 11 power-play goals added for good measure. He also was quite a sniper, tallying on 19.9 percent of his shots. That kind of production attracted the Prague, Czech Republic native to the attention of the Golden Knights' GM Kelly McCrimmon.
"“He’ll have a really important role on our team and he’ll have a lot of responsibility,” McCrimmon said. “We would hope he plays as good for us as he did against us because he was a player that we had a lot of regard for. And really high character, size, strength.Michael Russo NYTimes.com
“We felt at the time of the trade that he was a little bit different than what we had in terms of just his ability around the net, below the goal line. He’s really strong in those areas. So it complemented what we already had in place, and I think he’ll be a really good player for us.”"
As noted by our site expert, Jacob Walters, recently, there are three things to be excited about regarding the Golden Knights acquiring Hertl: 1) his power play skills 2) his two-way play 3) his versatility.
Hertl will undoubtedly add another element to the team's already threatening lineup if he can stay healthy. After being eliminated by the Dallas Stars last season in the first round of the playoffs, the Vegas Golden Knights are hungry to get back to the postseason to show everyone what they can do.