Is Timo Meier the Odd Man Out for the New Jersey Devils?
Timo Meier's time as a Devil has been disappointing overall. Is it time for the team to consider moving on from him?
NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 12: Timo Meier #28 of the New Jersey Devils skates during the first period of the game against the Ottawa Senators on April 12, 2026 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Timo Meier still has five seasons to go on the eight year deal he signed in late June of 2023. Yet this season has to have the New Jersey Devils and their fans questioning if he plays out the end of it in New Jersey.
When the team acquired Meier at the 2023 trade deadline, it was seen a a brilliant move. Sure, there were some pieces with value going to San Jose, but it looked as if then-GM Tom Fitzgerald had acquired quality with quantity. Meier didn’t post his best numbers upon his debut, but 14 points over a 21 game span while adjusting to a new team seemed reasonable enough.
He would go cold in the playoffs as most of the Devils did that season as the team bowed out in the second round. Since then? It’s been mostly a downward slide for Timo and for the guy whose agent got him the highest contract of any current Devils forward, that’s unbelievably concerning.
Across his 78 games split between the Devils and Sharks in 2022-23, Meier scored 66 points, with FORTY of them being goals. That was why the Devils traded for him: goal scoring. 2023-24 saw Meier only appear in 69 contests, and his total points speed to 52 with 28 goals.