In the deluge of a dismal season, it’s easy to lose sight of your foundation.
Timo Meier is a critical piece of that foundation for the San Jose Sharks. The 23-year-old is on pace to become one of the most accomplished draft picks in San Jose history.
Last season, Meier became one of just four Sharks players age 22 or younger to score 30-plus goals in a season:
Meier is also one of just eight San Jose draft picks to score 70-plus goals in his first 250 NHL games:
- Logan Couture: 97 goals
- Devin Setoguchi: 80 goals
- Jeff Friesen: 74 goals
- Pat Fallon: 73 goals
- Milan Michalek: 71 goals
For comparison’s sake, in their first 250 games, Tomas Hertl scored 59 goals and Patrick Marleau potted 58.