San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will not play in a prospect scrimmage Wednesday after suffering a "little tweak" in his knee, general manager Doug Wilson told Kevin Kurz of CSN.
The 20-year-old is attending the team's development camp, and Wilson revealed the injury is a result of "soreness from not skating."
It's not yet known which knee is affected; this little detail is quite significant, since Hertl missed 45 games this past season with torn ligaments in his right leg after a knee-on-knee hit delivered by Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings.
At this point it's likely a precautionary measure, but the situation raises an important question:
Why was Tomas Hertl, guaranteed to be on the Sharks' first line next season, even at prospect development camp?
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