Coming into the season, many considered Timo Meier to be the next big thing in San Jose. He was a projected lock to make the big club, but a case of mononucleosis put him on the shelf for the first month of the campaign and the Sharks opted to send him to the Barracuda when he was healthy rather than get him back up to speed at the NHL level.
After putting some time in with the Cuda, Meier finally earned his shot with the Sharks and got his career in teal started off with a bang, scoring on his first career shot in his first career NHL game against All-World goalie Carey Price.