IMO Myers gets terribly under rated around here. He has his warts but he is not nearly as bad as many make him out to be. It's not like he is Chairot. I called him a 4/5 because ideally he is the best 1/2 of your bottom pairing, but can move up into the 2nd pairing when needed. I also think Myers sticks around a lot longer than most posters assume.
Not sure, think he is quite prepared to play this year out, hit arb next and get an increase, then hit the open market. We need to move him before then
Not sure why everyone is so down on Myers. Maybe because of his cap hit? Maybe because we don't like tall players? But if you go to Corsica and compare the Jets defensman across a broad range of statistical measures Myers consistently lands in the middle of the pack. Morrissey, Trouba and Buff are consistently our top defensman no matter what measure you use. After that Myers, Toby and Kulikov jump around in the middle with point generating stats consistently favouring Myers. Chairot is way down the list. When you look at playoff numbers Myers jumped up with the big boys. I can see people not liking his current cap hit but he is easily our 4th best defenseman at this time. Added to that is a lack of RHD depth in the organization, but everyone still wants to run him out of town. Isn't it better to hope Chevy gets him for a good cap hit and continue to have him as part of the team?
Yes Myers is better than Chariot and a heck of a lot more expensive too. How much do you really want to pay for the 4th best d-man. If he is willing to sign really cheaply, fantastic. I think however, the beginning numbers for negotiations will start with 4 or 5 million dollars. Is a guy who plays 3rd d pairing minutes worth 4mil?
We don't know what he will sign for. What we do know is that going into this season he is our 4th defenseman so why do we all feel a need to s*** all over him. He seems like a really nice guy that loves playing in Winnipeg. Kind of the opposite of Trouba.
I believe so, one that gets you 3o to 35 points, plays pp and pk, can move up your lineup when needed, solid leader. If you can backfill 4 to 6 with young cheap prospects like Niku, Samberg, Stanley, you can work him in easily should we cut ties with Trouba.
Depends on what it means big picture. If it mean so bridging Roslo or Connor and Roslo looks amazing I say trade Myers.
Myers is better than a #7. Boxcar stats and underlying stats place him at about a 4/5 defenseman. On the Jets especially now that Toby has gone back to Sweden he is easily #4. Chairot on the other hand is a true #7 by whatever measure you want.
Bad player? If that is the case, then half the Dmen in the league are bad players.
I guess its a good thing when that improves from Stuart to Myers.
He's only getting another deal with the Jets if Trouba doesn't sign long-term. In that case, I would see Myers getting 4.5-5.5M on 4-5 year deal, depending on his health and performance this season.
I agree with this. In a third pairing role, I'm not sure Poolman doesn't provide almost as much as Myers does, at a small fraction of the cost. I'm not convinced that Poolman wouldn't be a better 2nd pairing option this year, either.
