Mirco Mueller’s last appearance with the San Jose Sharks was a game in which he only played for 69 seconds.
This was thanks to a lineup snafu on January 11 against the Calgary Flames, and just one game following the first multi-point effort of his career. Much like his overall time with the Sharks, Mueller began that game with high expectations, was expected to be something he wasn’t (in the case of the game in Calgary, the refs literally expected him to be Paul Martin), and impeded by factors outside of his control.
Yes, Mueller failed to take the steps forward expected of a prospect of his first round pedigree, but the Sharks did him no favors.