Is Hertl the face of the Sharks' future?

The San Jose Sharks are pretty good at building up a farm system for future stars for their team. Just look at Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture, two Sharks who went up through the Sharks' farm system and became great players for the team. But now, it seems like one's risen up above the others in such a short amount of time.

As in my last post, I mentioned that Tomas Hertl got four goals en route to a 9-2 Sharks win over the New York Rangers. The last one he got was the beauty between-the-legs shot. And because of that performance, there's now debates over whether he should be the next Calder Trophy winner and the next face of the Sharks' future.

Now, I gotta admit, a 19-year-old rookie doing this is pretty impressive. But I think we're still looking at a one-night thing. I hope future games prove me wrong and he proves to be exactly what the Sharks are looking for in their future, but right now, I'm going to go on the side of caution and just say this is a one-night thing.

Although Pavelski and Couture are polished players, they didn't exactly make the splash or the buzz that Hertl did in only a short amount of time that he's played in the NHL. Wilson believes he's the next start to the team's 'reset', especially after they shipped out longtime Shark Douglas Murray, Ryan Clowe, and Michal Handzus, who were veterans, but were not part of the Sharks' future. After those trades, the Sharks were a quick and energized team that beat out the Canucks in the first round of last years' playoffs and came close to beating the Kings in the second round.

Now with Hertl a key addition, they look to be a more formidable team in the West. They've outscored their opponents 17-4 in their first three games. And a future they will build on with that with Hertl on their team.