TSN: McKenzie: "Myers could be had," speculates EDM; "Murray's shopping for primo picks"

[ZeroPT*]

Not a #1 D man like he is getting paid.

Who are true #1 D-men in the league?
Karlsson,Doughty,Petro,Weber,Suter,Chara,Kieth are the only current true #1 D-men in the league and are being paid more than Myers.
Subban,Hedman,OEL and Mcdonagh are heading toward their next contracts and will be making money similar to the others.

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

A highly inconsistent oft injured player with great peaks and low valleys

You'd think Sekera balling the **** out in addition to Myers getting his game back would make people realize how bad Regier/Ruff/Rolston were at developing defensemen with nontraditional skillsets.

Guess not...

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

They paid UFA prices with the expectation of Myers continuing a meteoric development curve and now are left with a market value contract. The horror!

 

[slip]

Murray's dilemma is that Myers might be near or at the end of his contract before Buffalo seriously challenges for a Cup. So in that sense I understand why you might want to trade him for a high end prospect/pick almost certain to be a very good, if not great, NHL player, 2-3 years down the road, and around for the next 5 after that when our dynastic pieces are fully assembled and unleashed on the rest of the league. Right? That is the plan.

For now, no harm in floating his name to get a sense of what others are willing to pay. Heck, it could turn out to be a case of a "I came for Myers, and they sold me Stewart!" type ploy on Murray's part to simply get other GMs into the show room.

 

[Paxon]

Not a #1 D man like he is getting paid.

If you think he is getting paid like a "true" #1 D man then your concept of NHL contracts is out of whack.

 

[MacOfNiagara]

Becomes? What would you call him this year?

A 24 year old top pairing Dman signed long term, with upside.

 

[MacOfNiagara]

More like "a consistent minute eating steady defenseman who can dominate at both ends with his nasty combination of skating, skill, and size & physicality". He has just been pushing people around this year and his maturity growth not only in his play but in his demeanor has been tremendous.

There is certainly a risk with Myers that he could regress and not keep this up, and that is a valid point considering his past. But to say he has not been a great player this year is just wrong. If he was on a successful team with some offense his numbers would skyrocket. There seems to have been many games this year where he has been the best player on the ice, dominating in both ends and looking better than his rookie year.

You need more than 190 posts. Very cogent analysis.

 

[Royal Thunder]

I suppose it's semantics. He's got incredible talent and potential but until he finds consistency or at the very least knocks off the terrible stretches I can't really consider him a "good" player.

"Good" for me isn't an indicator of innate ability but the ability to maintain acceptable to peak performance given the skillset

I would counter by saying he has been the most consistent player on the team this year. Where are these terrible stretches? Certainly not this season.

 

[Royal Thunder]

You need more than 190 posts. Very cogent analysis.

I have 10k+ posts on a separate Sabres board, mostly a lurker here but trying to post more. You guys have it down pretty good though, I really enjoy reading what you guys have to say

 

[Moskau]

I would counter by saying he has been the most consistent player on the team this year.

He has been but I wouldn't say he's been "dominant" for any extended periods of time as some people have said.