Tomas Hertl made a guarantee and yet he really didn’t.
I mean, not in the realm of Joe Namath or Mark Messier. Not even in the manner of Paul the Psychic Octopus, although it would be interesting to see which mussel was eaten first — the one in the box with a picture of a shark or that of Chance.
I just know he wouldn’t eat one from a box with Gritty on it.
Hertl is San Jose’s talented forward who, after a Game 5 win over the Golden Knights in this best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal, was interviewed on the ice before an exhilarated crowd at SAP Center.