SAN JOSE — Doug Wilson set lofty goals for Timo Meier when he labeled the young forward as one of the answers to Patrick Marleau’s departure prior to the 2017-18 season.
At the time, Meier had scored just three goals in 34 NHL games, a far cry from 508 tallies that Marleau racked up during his 19 seasons in teal. Including Meier in any conversation with Marleau seemed like a stretch.
Nowadays, the Swiss-born forward is making his general manager look pretty sharp.
Meier became the third Shark to reach the 30-goal mark on Sunday, going top corner from the right circle at 12:01 of the first.