What is wrong with Timo Meier?

[Nazzlind]

Hes overrated.

The advantage for the devils was his pending rfa status so they could recoup some of the assets lost. Instead fitz smoked his own stash.
The massive advantage they had in signing their core to budget caps went up in smoke with one stupid decision. Good luck with that.

was the rfa status really an advantage though when he was due a $10mil QO?

 

[Shark Finn]

He signed a deal with the Devil, much like Palat, which is never a good idea.

Unless if you are Šatan.

 

[FoxyClean]

He just signed a contract for all the money his family will ever need and can now take his foot off the gas. Sometimes players continue playing well after doing that, but when you go to a new franchise in free agency, especially a relatively uninspiring one, a player’s production often dissipates in that scenario.

See Gaudreau, Huberdeau, etc.

 

[RDTBay4]

Unless if you are Šatan.

Well considering the performance level of both players, it probably sucks for him too. Then again, Satan loves misery.

 

[TheNumber4]

Theres nothing wrong with Timo. Timo was always mediocre. Can’t believe there was a Timo Meier sweepstakes in the first place.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

The main problem is that some of y’all have him in your fantasy pools imo

 

[justHypnos]

The fact that Fitzgerald resigned him to that contract after seeing he wasn’t a fit with either of the centres, at all, is mind boggling. Makes you wonder what the point of giving up as much as he did for him around the TDL was in the first place.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Crazy how invisible he is on certain nights

 

[Peasy]

It really seems like he has zero chemistry with anyone on the devils. Not good.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Devils fans, do you think Ruff is not using Meier properly or is it more a case of him sucking/playing through injury?

 

[minibrodeur]

Devils fans, do you think Ruff is not using Meier properly or is it more a case of him sucking/playing through injury?

I'd say a bit of both/all 3.

 

[Dialamo]

Devils fans, do you think Ruff is not using Meier properly or is it more a case of him sucking/playing through injury?

It's both sadly. Ruff is playing him on the wrong wing most nights, and he still seems to be playing through a nagging injury.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Devils fans, do you think Ruff is not using Meier properly or is it more a case of him sucking/playing through injury?

All three. This has been the season from hell for him.

-Ruff insisted on playing Meier on LW despite him being a RW basically his whole career. He's also not putting him with Hischer (Bratt/Palat) or Hughes (Haula/Toffoli). mostly he's played with Mercer (who should not be playing center) and either Holtz or Lazar.

-He was actually playing pretty well in late October/early November hen he sustained a lower body injury that kept him out for an oddly long period of time. We never got any clarification on what the injury was, but since he came back his skating is noticeably worse. He missed time again, unclear if it's a second lower body injury or a reaggravation of the earlier injury.

-He has also just not played well. Last year against the Rangers, he didn't find the scoresheet but was still a pain in the ass and made life miserable for NYR. There's been none of that this season. he's not that physical, not crashing the net. Some of this may be injury related, some of it may be usage related, but even when he shoots the puck it's just not going in.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Another night of 0 points

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

He has to be playing through injury. He’s a much better player than this.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

The fact that Fitzgerald resigned him to that contract after seeing he wasn’t a fit with either of the centres, at all, is mind boggling. Makes you wonder what the point of giving up as much as he did for him around the TDL was in the first place.

sounds like a sunk cost / ‘good money after bad’ situation

 

[Artemi Panarin]

That fact that he sucks is an issue

 

[mkatcherin00]

He is a weird one. Always seen and heard about him when he was with SJ. Now it feels like he doesn't even exist

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

He's hurt, Lindy is a doofus and some of his plays are the dumbest IQ plays I've seen a hockey player make. I think in the long run, he'll be fine but if he strings another year like this year the Devils are absurdly cooked on that deal.

The fact that Fitzgerald resigned him to that contract after seeing he wasn’t a fit with either of the centres, at all, is mind boggling. Makes you wonder what the point of giving up as much as he did for him around the TDL was in the first place.

This makes no sense, he was very good in the Rags series despite not scoring just like Nico/Bratt were and he was the best Devils forward in the Carolina series despite missing a game. You can't just blame Fitz for signing a guy after that. He's dipped but he's a way better player than he's currently showing

 

[sr edler]

Teams should have targeted Hertl instead of this guy.

 

[Fatass]

Teams should have targeted Hertl instead of this guy.

Yup. The Devils were going so good and heading n the right direction. Now Meier is taking up a lot of cap.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

I believe the HFBoards terms and conditions stipulate that all threads of this nature be titled “The Curious Case of Timo Meier”

 

[Lion Hound]

Some folk just aren't cut out for the East Coast.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I think he had a couple good shifts today, otherwise, quite invisible.

 

[CaptainShark]

I think he had a couple good shifts today, otherwise, quite invisible.

Sadly, in a season from hell, that sounds like he is trending up.