I agree with the general direction of your post, but his role on the Canucks is already not that of a "traditional" #5. He may not log PP minutes, etc., but he is a difference maker on the ice, and not only due to his physicality. He can carry the puck, he is solid on the breakout, and he can chip in offensively alongside all the rest. Another way to think of it: we have at least three #3/4's (Soucy, Cole, Zadorov - Myers more than has the tools but lacks the kit). At this point, the only clear 5/6 we have playing is Juulsen, and he is fast becoming a good one at that. Myers can pull his weight at that rate of icetime, but I'm not convinced he has a long future in the NHL after this contract, purely due to the chaos he brings to the ice, which is not what you want from a bottom pairing defenseman.