Report: Sharks F Tomas Hertl could miss six to nine months

Injured San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl underwent a surgical procedure to repair two ligaments in his knee earlier this week. Officially Hertl is listed as "out indefinitely," but he could miss as much as nine months according to a former NHL team trainer.

Citing "a former NHL team trainer familiar with Hertl's type of injury" CSN's Kevin Kurz is reporting that Hertl will likely miss a minimum of 12 weeks as he convalesces. But he could miss a good deal more time than that.

"A PCL is about as big around as your pinkie," the trainer who hasn't treated Hertl told Kurz. "Let’s say a quarter of the PCL was torn, and they went in and cleaned up the fibers, and stuff like that. Well, then it won’t be six months. It will probably be three months."

Continued Kurz's source: “Usually, a PCL repair or reconstruction is about the same rehab time as an ACL reconstruction. If they truly reconstructed and fixed it, it’s a six-to-nine month process.”