Recalled/Assigned: Labanc called up Meier sick again not called up

[ScottyDont]

I put my faith in those who actually attend practice. I apologize for misleading everyone.

You heard it here first, Timo Meier traded!

 

[sjsharks92]

Let's go!!!

I'll be at the game tomorrow night. Can't wait to see Timo... and of course EK too I guess.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Hobocop]

Well that was exciting for a minute.

Little disappointed Carpenter didn't come back up, too.

 

[Alwalys]

It's not timo time?!

awwwwh

 

[Lebanezer]

Meier is sick.

My bad.

 

[Bowie22]

Weak immune system. Bust.

 

[Sideshow Raheem]

Meier is sick.

My bad.

It's not your fault, Gackle shouldn't have tweeted that.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Illness prone.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Meier is sick.

My bad.

Bro, change the title. You got me all excited.

 

[SactoShark]

Anybody got the time?

It's not timo time?!

awwwwh

 

[WTFetus]

Immunocompromised is the new injury prone.

 

[CanadienShark]

I put my faith in those who actually attend practice. I apologize for misleading everyone.

It's OK. Just don't let it happen again.

 

[Lebanezer]

It's OK. Just don't let it happen again.

I'll try but I guarantee nothing.

 

[EmergencyExit]

Fwiw Doug Wilson was on Hockey Central and said they expect to see Meier called up at some point.

Sucks that he's sick again.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Fwiw Doug Wilson was on Hockey Central and said they expect to see Meier called up at some point.

Sucks that he's sick again.

"Expect" to see Meier at "some point" is a classic Doug Wilson roundabout way of saying nothing meaningful. Of course he'll be here 'at some point'. Whether that point is tomorrow or two years from now is unspecified.

 

[Sysreq]

"Expect" to see Meier at "some point" is a classic Doug Wilson roundabout way of saying nothing meaningful. Of course he'll be here 'at some point'. Whether that point is tomorrow or two years from now is unspecified.

Media Training 101. How to make noise without actually saying anything.

 

[SactoShark]

Doug should communicate the truth through Slappy to the media, then temper everything that Slappy says with empty media clichés. Win-win.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I would not be surprised if the organization is being overly cautious with Meier given what happened with rushing Mueller. Different players, positions, etc. but that has to be on their mind.

 

[Barrie22]

I would not be surprised if the organization is being overly cautious with Meier given what happened with rushing Mueller. Different players, positions, etc. but that has to be on their mind.

That is my feeling also. Same with goldobin.

Top 6 forward gets injured, brings up bottom 6 forwards.

 

[Sideshow Raheem]

I would not be surprised if the organization is being overly cautious with Meier given what happened with rushing Mueller. Different players, positions, etc. but that has to be on their mind.

I think that would be the wrong way to look at it. Like you said different players/positions which I think is crucial here. Mueller had never shown any indication, at any level of hockey, that he was NHL-ready at the time he was gifted a roster spot (and hasn't shown any indications since, for that matter). Meier, as much as I think he's overrated as a prospect, did put up gaudy numbers in the Q and has torn it up in the AHL so far. He's also a 20-year-old forward and since forwards tend to peak at 23-24, he's far closer to the stage where you want to make sure he's in the NHL and contributing than Mueller was as a 19-year-old defenseman.

I would hope the main lesson the organization learns from the Mueller debacle is not to draft defensive defensemen who don't score in junior in the first round (or at all, preferably).

 

[Juxtaposer]

I would not be surprised if the organization is being overly cautious with Meier given what happened with rushing Mueller. Different players, positions, etc. but that has to be on their mind.

There's a humongous difference. Mueller was an average WHLer. Meier is an excellent AHLer. It's much easier for a young forward to excel in the NHL than a young defenseman.

You may be right, but if you are I think it's a dumb way to go about it. Meier shouldn't be punished for Mueller's ineptitude.

 

[Painful Quandary]

There's a humongous difference. Mueller was an average WHLer. Meier is an excellent AHLer. It's much easier for a young forward to excel in the NHL than a young defenseman.

You may be right, but if you are I think it's a dumb way to go about it. Meier shouldn't be punished for Mueller's ineptitude.

I would argue it was Todd McLellan's ineptitude. He put a 19-year old rookie Mueller immediately into top-4 minutes paired with Burns who had just been reconverted back to defense (who was also struggling to readjust to that role).

But your overall point stands (as I would also like to see what Meier can do), I just do not want history to be rewritten.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

They'll call him up for the stretch run like they did with Cooch.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I would argue it was Todd McLellan's ineptitude. He put a 19-year old rookie Mueller immediately into top-4 minutes paired with Burns who had just been reconverted back to defense (who was also struggling to readjust to that role).

But your overall point stands (as I would also like to see what Meier can do), I just do not want history to be rewritten.

That's a good point actually. **** 2015 Todd.