Have the Sharks’ found the right forward to play with Meier and Hertl?
SAN JOSE – Sharks winger Kevin Labanc has played with a wide variety of linemates over his six-plus seasons in the NHL. Rarely, though, has he been on the same line with both Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier.
Meier and Hertl each had a goal and two assists in the 5-4 shootout loss and Labanc, who is finding his stride again after he missed the majority of last season with a shoulder injury, had a goal and an assist, as all three players enjoyed their most productive games of the season. Now the three hope to carry their newfound momentum into Thursday’s game against the free-falling St. Louis Blues as the Sharks begin a four-game road trip.
Through the season’s first month, Hertl, a center, and Meier, the left wing, have played with three other right wings, with varying levels of success. The top line’s production picked up after the 6-foot-3, 208-pound Evgeny Svechnikov was placed with Meier and Hertl late last month. “If he’s playing with that pace and that energy that he played night and has been playing with lately, he’s got enough skill to complement it,” Sharks coach David Quinn said of Labanc.
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