Timo Meier (9th overall)

[ThePlanet]

One of these is not like the others.

Astute observation. Merkley is a defenseman.

 

[SactoShark]

Merkley was fantastic in the preseason.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Wait, how has he not improved, and how the hell is he not even the player he was last year?
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Pronman was really high on him before the draft and just recently said he's disappointed in him and moving him down his prospect ranking.

 

[hohosaregood]

No, I don't. But I don't disagree with the pick. If you have a chance to hit a home run late in the 1st, you take that chance. But he hasn't improved, he's not even the player he was last year, got traded, didn't make the WJC and was a healthy scratch due to his attitude/play.

Again, I want to be wrong, but I have seen zero signs of it.

I know he got scratched last month in Peterborough but I haven't really heard much stuff about his attitude since then. Sounds like he's been a good teammate and he's been extremely effective on their PP since then.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

He is a great PP player. Even his harshest critics will give him that.

 

[Jargon]

I think he’s very young for his draft class, did great in the Sharks camp, and needs adults he can be in awe of to get the most out of his game. I think the AHL will be great for him and I think he’s going to be a fantastic Boyle-like player for us.

If I’m wrong, I look forward to this thread being bumped and someone going , “HAHAH YOU SURE WERE BAD AT FORTUNE TELLING BACK THEN IDIOT”

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

I think he’s very young for his draft class, did great in the Sharks camp, and needs adults he can be in awe of to get the most out of his game. I think the AHL will be great for him and I think he’s going to be a fantastic Boyle-like player for us.

If I’m wrong, I look forward to this thread being bumped and someone going , “HAHAH YOU SURE WERE BAD AT FORTUNE TELLING BACK THEN IDIOT”

That won't happen to you because you're not a condescending know it all in your assertion.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

That won't happen to you because you're not a condescending know it all in your assertion.

So then I suppose those condescending know-it-alls reserve the right to shove it in your face when they're right? Is that how this works? lol

 

[The Nemesis]

Not only is the thread getting into flamey territory, it's not even really about Meier anymore.

It's done for now. Maybe I'll clean and re-open it in a while when this sort of stuff has died down.