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# Marcel Müller. Mueller? Mueller?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/marcel-muller-mueller-mueller/
- Published: 2010-07-15T13:42:50.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-15T13:42:50.000Z
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Per [Capgeek](http://capgeek.com/players/display.php?id=1824&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Marcel Müller's (transliterated as 'Mueller') contract is two years for $2.25M total, broken down like this:

| Season | AHL Salary | NHL Salary | P. Bonuses | S. Bonus | Cap Hit    |
| ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | -------- | ---------- |
| 10-11  | $67,500    | $900,000   | $212,500   | $90,000  | $1,112,500 |
| 11-12  | $67,500    | $900,000   | $212,500   | $90,000  | $1,112,500 |

He's on a two way deal which suggests he'll see some time with the Marlies, at least to start the season. [Born in July of 1988](http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=94087&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Mueller turned 22 this week. So what should we expect from him? Behindthenet.ca has '[League Translations](http://www.behindthenet.ca/translations.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' which attempt to link different leagues to the NHL. Basically they look at how a player scored in his last year in a league and then his next year in the NHL and track the decline in scoring from that player.

Behindthenet has the German league (the DEL) at 0.52, meaning a player who had 100 points in the DEL last year could be expected to be somewhere around a 52 point player in the NHL. Additionally a young guy like Müller is also four or five years away from his physical peak and could likely grow as a player.

| Season | GP | G  | A  | Pts | NHLe G | NHLe A | NHLe Pts |
| ------ | -- | -- | -- | --- | ------ | ------ | -------- |
| 08-09  | 41 | 11 | 14 | 25  | 11     | 15     | 26       |
| 09-10  | 53 | 24 | 32 | 56  | 19     | 26     | 45       |

"NHLe G" would be his goal output if he played 82 games with Behindthenet's observed 0.52 equivalency. Personally I think this seems high so let's temper our expectations and treat it like an upper bound. Müller's a 22 year old who likes to play physical and we got him for free. I'm ok with this.