“I know I’m not just going to add a team here, but I’m supposed to be one of the leaders. I have to take it and definitely help as best I can to win. Of course goals and points will be expected. I’m just going to do everything to win. “That’s what everyone should want. It hasn’t been a long time. We’ll do it when everyone does what they have to do,” Hertl said in an interview with Czech journalists in Stockholm, where he will win the general at the Swedish Games.
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The 28-year-old pupil of Prague’s Slavia started in the years 2013 to 2015 at three championships in a row, and then came a long break. “It’s been a long time. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s nice to be with the boys from the Czech Republic again, to speak Czech, enjoy the cabin, listen to Czech music. I’m excited. I watched the boys do Czech games. Yesterday it was with the Swedes challenging, but a win counts. I’m glad to win. It also helps mentally, “he said.
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Czech hockey players are waiting for a medal from winning bronze at the 2012 World Championships in Stockholm and Helsinki, and Hertl is glad that the new coach Jalonen is also announcing his highest ambitions before the tournament in Finland. “I think it was supposed to be for everyone. I go to win every match, no matter who. We are not going to participate. We will want to win every match, whether it is in a group or not. Competitiveness must be great to achieve what The last few years have been challenging, but we should still have the biggest goals, “said Hertl.
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Tomas Hertl in a match with Finland. Stock image from 2015Photo: Vlastimil Vacek, The law
“We still have players. But we have to sit down and play as one team to get as far as possible and win gold. Anyone has to block a shot when needed. It’s like a playoff, they have to do their best. It’s not about who If we do all twenty players on the ice, we can achieve the best result, “said Hertl.
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At his first world championship in Stockholm in 2013, he had to spend the elimination in the quarterfinals with Switzerland, a year later in Minsk and subsequently in Prague, he missed the medal by one place. “I remember that all the time. The match from the final and the match from the bronze twice in a row is not pleasant. You always want to win a medal. I hope you will succeed and I will do my best for it.”
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He already has 585 games and 387 points in the NHL for 181 goals and 206 assists. He played another 62 duels in the playoffs and collected 42 points for 34 hits and 18 passes. “I’m older, I have more experience, I’ve somehow won and made a position. Now I just have to prove it here, what I’ve been doing in San Jose for the last few years. I have to help the team as much on the ice as possible. “It will be something new for them. I already have a few matches. Of course I have to be one of the leaders, especially on the ice,” he said.
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He also follows the development in the NHL playoffs, where, for example, Boston and Pastrňák lose 0: 2 to Carolina. “Pasta is a top NHL player. If he could come and be healthy, it would be an incredible boost and expectations would certainly increase. But I wish everyone to go as far as possible,” Hertl said.
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Part of the discussion about Jalonen’s style of play in the show Impact.Video: Sport.cz
He flew from San Jose to Prague on Wednesday and moved to Stockholm on Thursday. “The flight from America was quite challenging. It’s different when a man flies with a small one who takes a seat for himself and my wife and I had to share one, so we didn’t get much sleep. But we did it,” he described traveling with a year and a half old son Tobias.
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“Fortunately, I slept well today. After a long time, I slept for over nine hours, it didn’t happen to me for about a year. I hope to be fresh for training. You have one or two matches and then the group starts right away. I need to get used to everything so that I can help and improve each match as much as possible, “adds Hertl.
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He also met Jakub Krejčík and Filip Chlapík on the national team. “They’re one of my best friends, we’re spending the summer together. It would be great if the three of us could go and enjoy it together. “That Fik got a chance. I hope he will succeed and get to the championship,” Hertl added.
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