▁However , ▁Mu ir ▁also ▁wrote , ▁" H ert l ' s ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁ag ile ▁sk ater ▁or ▁finish er , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁do ▁too ▁much ." ▁Button ▁stated ▁that ▁H ert l , ▁although ▁not ▁particularly ▁fast , ▁his ▁ag ility ▁compens ates ▁for ▁his ▁speed ; ▁H ert l ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁effective ▁passer ▁and ▁when ▁" g iven ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁shoot , ▁he ▁can ▁be ▁dangerous ." ▁ ▁H ert l ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁Sh arks ▁with ▁ 1 7 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁draft , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁player ▁draft ed ▁with ▁the ▁Sh arks ' ▁top ▁pick ▁since ▁Czech ▁L uk as ▁Kas par ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁After ▁being ▁draft ed , ▁H ert l ▁rejo ined ▁S lav ia , ▁scoring ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁games . ▁ ▁San ▁Jose ▁Sh arks ▁The ▁Sh arks ▁officially ▁signed ▁H ert l ▁to ▁a ▁three - year ▁entry - level ▁contract ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁pr ese ason , ▁H ert l ▁scored ▁ 3 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 1 ▁assist , ▁and ▁joined ▁Joe ▁Thor nt on ▁and ▁Br ent ▁Burn s ▁on ▁a ▁line , ▁filling ▁the ▁hole ▁created ▁by ▁R aff i ▁Tor res ' ▁injury . ▁H ert l ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut