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Elliotte Friedman Reveals Horrible News for Top Golden Knights Scorer
This is bad news for the Vegas Golden Knights so close to the playoffs, as scoring forward Tomas Hertl has been injured and won't join the club on their road trip.
Despite beating the Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice, the Vegas Golden Knights lost forward Tomas Hertl to injury after he was sent awkwardly into the boards by Lightning defenceman Emil Lilleberg.
Hertl left the game and did not return, while Lilleberg was given a 2-minute minor and nothing else. It's the 2nd questionable play that Lilleberg has made in recent memory, as he was suspended earlier in the year for a dirty blindside hit on Detroit Red Wings forward JT Compher.
As indicated by Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon, Hertl did not travel with the club for their upcoming 3-game road trip.
[Hertl] didn't make the trip with us. He remained home, so he won't play this week. He will get tests done. I think he's had some done today and again more tomorrow to determine exactly what we're dealing with, but he will be missing this trip.
The Golden Knights play the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild on their upcoming road trip before returning home to T-Mobile Arena.
Hertl was on fire at the time of his injury, having recorded a hat trick against the Red Wings the previous night and picked up another goal against the Lightning in the same game he was hurt.
He has 59 points (31G, 28A) in 70 games.
Right now, it remains to be seen just how severe his injury is and what kind of timeline Golden Knights fans can expect to see him back on the ice.
He began his NHL career with the Sharks (and even helped eliminate the Golden Knights in the wild 7-game 2019 postseason series) before being trade to Vegas last season.
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