HF NHL Prospect of the Month, March, 2016: Meier, Huskies roll into second round of Q

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Photo: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies forward and San Jose Sharks prospect Timo Meier, shown here competing for his home country of Switzerland, has helped take the Huskies to another level since he was acquired from Halifax in January of 2016 (courtesy of Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)


</p> Heading into the CHL playoffs, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies locked down the number one seed in the BMO CHL Top 10 Rankings, ahead of OHL powerhouses the Erie Otters and London Knights. The Huskies finished the regular season leading the QMJHL with a record of 52-9-3-2; they were a consistently strong team all season long, but bolstered their potent lineup with a few transactions prior to the league’s trade deadline.… read more

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[Timo Time]

Really excited to see where he'll be next season.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Hopefully popping goals and running over d-men for the Sharks.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Obviously the strength of his team and the strength (or there lack of) of the opponents are worth considering, but Timo gets to play with Thornton or Couture next season, it shouldn't be all that different.

 

[sr228]

Obviously the strength of his team and the strength (or there lack of) of the opponents are worth considering, but Timo gets to play with Thornton or Couture next season, it shouldn't be all that different.

What shouldn't be that different?

There are a few things I think he's going to struggle with at the next level but most of them can be mitigated a bit by playing with Thornton...not so much Couture.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

If Timo shows enough in camp to make a case for the NHL next year, then why not:

Top-9 focused

Timo-Jumbo-Pavs
Donkey-Couture-Wingels
Marleau-Hertl-Goldobin
Ward-Tierney-Karlsson
Zubrus, Nieto

OR

Top-6 focused

Timo-Jumbo-Pavs
Donkey-Hertl-Couture
Goldobin-Marleau-Wingels/Nieto
Ward/Nieto-Tierney-Karlsson
Zubrus

I want to make sure that we give Patty a playmaker on his line next year. Goldobin should work well on that line and Patty and Hertl/Nieto/Wingels should be able to support him defensively.

All this being said, there is a very small chance that both Goldobin and Timo just fit in right away. But boy, if that happens, we are going to be a very dangerous team.

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

Really excited to see where he'll be next season.

Me too. Great to have a high end prospect developing well for us.