In his first full season with the San Jose Sharks, Timo Meier did much more than just prove he belonged. With 21 goals and 15 assists, the young Swiss winger gave Sharks fans their first real hint that this kid may just be the franchise power forward that the Sharks hoped they were getting with the ninth-overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
To put Meier’s 21 first-full-season goals in perspective, Joe Pavelski had 19 goals in his first full year. Joe Thornton, a true goal-scoring power forward sensation at the time, had just 16 in his.