Huffer
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My sentiments exactly.
The two most common misconceptions about this trade are that:
a) Kane is the best player, and
b)Bogo=Myers
Myers is a legit first pairing D who has the potential to flourish under the tutelage of Huddy, and within Maurice's system. His inconsistency, from what I have gleaned, is more a product of enormous expectations within an unstable team than any inherent flaw in his game. Kane, OTOH, has never played on a top line in 6 NHL seasons. He has the ability to score, for sure, but has never show the IQ to be able to mesh with with other great players. I don't need to elaborate, as Kane is well known on these boards, but I am quite comfortable in saying a top pairing D >> top-6 sniper.
The temptation to equate Bogo and Myers is understandable, but it begs the question...why then make the trade? Two obvious reasons are money and deferred NT status. The $$ are significant. Myers is way less costly Bogo, or, put another way, in the last year of Myers' contract, with the dollars saved, we could almost purchase another Perreault (or 2 Thorburns) But, I digress... the real difference between the 2, IMO, has already been determined by coaching and scouting. Something tells me the Jets have concluded that, despite the best coaching and plenty of opportunity, Bogo does not have the H-IQ to play on the top pair consistently. Whereas, the Jets scouting staff is convinced that Myers, under optimal conditions (see quoted post above), could be a top-notch D , possibly replacing Buff, whether that be in 1 year or in 4.
The Jets coaching and, in particular, scouting staff have earned our trust over the past couple of seasons. So, the more I ponder the above, the more pleased I am.
Totally agree. I think the deferred NT clause, and the fact that Myers salary goes down while Bogo's goes up, is a massive plus to the Jets in this instance.
I think it's one of those things that HF'rs ignore while arguing on the trade board whether or not team A or team B needs to include a 3rd round pick for "balance". lol.
The deferred NT clause really helps out Chevy while dealing with Buff. If Buff gets signed and Chevy feels he needs to move Myers for some reason, he can. With Bogo, that flexibility was gone.
The declining salary is big for the Jets as well IMO. It could literally like you said, allow the Jets to afford an additional player that they couldn't if we still had Bogo. Or maybe instead of an additional player, that money is spread around a bit so we don't lose a few guys we have.
As for the on-ice portion, it's really going to be interesting to see Myers with a little less responsibility, and Bogo with more. I think Myers can really shine with some weight off his shoulders. As far as physicality goes, I'm not really expecting nor necessarily want Myers to think he needs to patrol the blue line looking for big open ice hits. He can leave that and the physical toll it entails to Stuart. As long as he uses his size and wingspan advantage to win puck battles along the boards and in-front of the net, I'm happier with that.