Makes sense. Not sure where all these rumors come from.
I certainly wouldn't move Myers.
Sabres are going to be one hell of a team in a few years. Look forward to watching them.
At least some of the rumors seem to be based in fact. For instance, it seems nearly certain Detroit has called about Myers, around last deadline and around the draft. Murray's said he's received some calls but that they didn't come close to what he'd see as an overpayment, which is what he said it'd take. So, he's not being shopped but the interest comes in anyhow, which he welcomes on any player. It sucks as a player to have your name out there as if you're being shopped when you aren't, which is why Murray goes out of his way to mention that he's not being shopped, but the upside is you never know where those phone calls lead. When one side offers players up you know certain pieces are on the table, maybe one day you make a different offer for one of those pieces.
Myers still doesn't and never will have that high-end hockey IQ that you need in a legit franchise defenseman but he's improved in all areas over the years. He's become a very good hockey player who can be mean in his zone and create with rushes and pinches. It gets tiresome trying to explain how he's actually good to people who just look at the box scores or buy into the narrative that he had some amazing rookie season (which in reality was a bit overrated) then has been all downhill since, so it's nice when an outsider sees him for what he is.