I don’t get what you want me to say here.
Asking me to show you “proof” that Tyler Myers is a better hockey player than Alex Biega would be like asking me to show “proof” that Natalie Portman is a better looking woman than Rosie O’Donnell. Just use your eyes!! That’s your proof!
Look at Myers’ point totals! Do you think Alex Biega would be able to get those point totals if he played in the same positions? Can Biega skate well? Make a good first pass? Produce well on a PP? Be used as a top PK’er? No.
Now - if you are arguing that Biega is better defensively than Myers and might be a better “bang for his buck” than Myers (i.e. Biega at 800K vs Myers at 6M), then I might be inclined to agree with you.
To say that Biega is a better overall player than Myers is just ridiculous however.
If I choose to say that Natalie Portman is a better looking woman than Rosie O’Donnell, that’s not me just “trying to appeal to authority.” That’s just the ****ing truth based on common sense.
Absolutely Myers is better on the PP. No argument there. However, on a team where he'll probably be the 3rd PP option after Hughes and Edler, that really isn't that important when it comes to this comparison.
At ES? Biega *DOES* duplicate Myers' point totals. 23 ES points/82 GP over the past 2 seasons. Myers last two seasons have been 18 and 22 ESP/82 GP. And Biega put up those numbers from similar and possibly even tougher minutes.
So, given that you've just granted that Biega is better defensively than Myers, and given that he duplicates Myers' production offensively at ES ... how the hell is Myers such a comically better player than Biega? Like, how much weight are you putting on Myers' ability to be a decent option for the 2nd unit PP?
And eye tests are a funny thing. Some people's eye test tells them that Myers is 6'8 and that's awesome. My eye test tells me that Biega is a far, far better skater, has better gap control, better defensive fundamentals, and is a harder-hitting, more competitive and more physical player.
And I note you don't mention the Gaunce/Archibald vs. Schaller stuff.