🎯 Timo Meier (LW/RW), NJD | Rostered: 95% Fantrax (81% Yahoo) | Yahoo ADP: 67.3 (6th Round) | Line: 2 (w/ Jack Hughes & Jesper Bratt, PP1)
Timo Meier’s shot rate has declined in each of the past three seasons, going from a career-high 13.3 SOG/60 in 2021/22 down to 10.2 SOG/60 last season. It was a similar story in terms of Hits/GM as well, dropping from 2.10 Hits/GM to 1.61 Hits/GM over the same time frame. Overall TOI dropped by almost a full two minutes last season and PPTOI was reduced by more than :30 per game. As a result, Meier’s ADP has also dropped to the 6th round, a spot where the former Shark can easily provide a return on your draft capital.
Over the final 21 games of the season, Meier posted 24 points and 15 goals - that’s a 94-point, 59-goal pace over 82 games! Obviously that’s not a level of production we expect over a full season (almost 21 iSH%); but the really encouraging thing is that Meier’s ATOI improved to 19:31 and 3:13 on the power play! Hits were also up to a very nice 2.1 per game and with 72 SOG (3.42/GM, 10.54 SOG/60) Meier was top 20 in total shots on goal.
The majority of his deployment was with Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt; but Meier could find himself with Jack Hughes this season as well - sign me up!
2024-2025 PROJECTION: 35 G, 81 Pts, 27 PPP, 303 SOG, 54 PIMS, 157 Hits, 24 Blks
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