Player Discussion Tyler Myers thread

[Zanon]

I didn’t think his hit was suspension-worthy but I did think he would be suspended anyways just to satisfy the Habs who are probably angry and out for blood. I’m sure he’ll have to answer the bell tomorrow.

 

[mathonwy]

Myers' penalties since the play-in is so odd. This has historically been a player who has manged to keep his PIM to below a penalty minute per game. He had 49 PIM in 68 regular season games for the Canucks last season. The previous season he had 63PIM and 48 before that. His last 16 games he has had 42 PIM!!! and it's not because he's been fighting. Like WTF

He’s not a top pairing dman and barely top 4.

He is not a safety net type of player and most definitely not a player to be leaned on hard.

For anyone that has been paying attention to his career, that’s who Tyler is and expecting him to be something different is honestly not on Tyler.

He is who he is and he didn’t give himself that contract.

Just like Loui didn’t give himself that contract.

This square peg round hole bullshit has been going on since Benning became GM when in his 2nd season as GM, he turned a gritty welterweight speedy winger into a 4th like face punching gronk who ends up screwing up his neck sometime in the process and has to retire.

It easy to hammer on the players and god knows I’ve done my share but at the end of it, these guys didn’t sign themselves.

 

[RobertKron]

Myers' penalties since the play-in is so odd. This has historically been a player who has manged to keep his PIM to below a penalty minute per game. He had 49 PIM in 68 regular season games for the Canucks last season. The previous season he had 63PIM and 48 before that. His last 16 games he has had 42 PIM!!! and it's not because he's been fighting. Like WTF

Maybe they've been showing him the Pronger videos.

 

[Gaunce4gm]

Every now and then he grabs a puck at the blue line that literally only him or Chara could keep in because they’re giants and I go “huh, that was neat”

every 5 games he’ll go for a skate and score a goal that is 100% because of his natural athleticism and you’re like oh ok that’s why he’s in the NHL

THE REST OF THE TIME HE IS SO SO SO BAD

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Every now and then he grabs a puck at the blue line that literally only him or Chara could keep in because they’re giants and I go “huh, that was neat”

every 5 games he’ll go for a skate and score a goal that is 100% because of his natural athleticism and you’re like oh ok that’s why he’s in the NHL

THE REST OF THE TIME HE IS SO SO SO BAD

He’s definitely high event. For better or for worse.

 

[MS]

Myers' penalties since the play-in is so odd. This has historically been a player who has manged to keep his PIM to below a penalty minute per game. He had 49 PIM in 68 regular season games for the Canucks last season. The previous season he had 63PIM and 48 before that. His last 16 games he has had 42 PIM!!! and it's not because he's been fighting. Like WTF

Yeah, it's massively strange.

People are saying it's because he's slow and taking hooking/holding penalties, but that isn't really the case. More than half of these calls are roughing/illegal hit type penalties, from a guy who has always been a pretty notorious teddy bear.

It's like some sort of switch has gone off and he's realized he's big and can push people around and kinda likes it, but has no idea how to do it without taking penalties. Looks like a 16 y/o WHL player learning where the line is.

 

[cc]

he isn't good defensively so if he can continue playing physical without going over the line, that should help the team. unfortunately, he hasn't been able to tell where the line is

 

[Svencouver]

he isn't good defensively so if he can continue playing physical without going over the line, that should help the team. unfortunately, he hasn't been able to tell where the line is

the line is somewhere below 6'8"

 

[mathonwy]

He’s definitely high event. For better or for worse.

He’s here for entertainment and not for defense.

 

[mathonwy]

he isn't good defensively so if he can continue playing physical without going over the line, that should help the team. unfortunately, he hasn't been able to tell where the line is

He can’t see it because he’s too tall.

 

[kanuck87]

Yeah, it's massively strange.

People are saying it's because he's slow and taking hooking/holding penalties, but that isn't really the case. More than half of these calls are roughing/illegal hit type penalties, from a guy who has always been a pretty notorious teddy bear.

It's like some sort of switch has gone off and he's realized he's big and can push people around and kinda likes it, but has no idea how to do it without taking penalties. Looks like a 16 y/o WHL player learning where the line is.

Probably feeling the pressure to contribute in any way shape or form. In Winnipeg, he never really had that pressure. The fanbase knew he wasn't really that good, but I think they accepted it because he was a solid overall person and they weren't paying him as much as we are right now.

 

[sting101]

Myers is so entertaining.

He's like a giant awkward, athletic, not so smart, able to eat figs off the highest of branches, bi polar, partially blind dude on skates.

Some games he devours ice plays within himself and looks like he's a great addition. Way too many times he's an astonishingly bad train wreck which is either comical or frightening given the circumstances.

I think were stuck with him.

 

[canuckking1]

Somehow he has 4 points in 6 games. Let's hope he keeps it up so we don't have to pay too much to dump him.

 

[deckercky]

Probably feeling the pressure to contribute in any way shape or form. In Winnipeg, he never really had that pressure. The fanbase knew he wasn't really that good, but I think they accepted it because he was a solid overall person and they weren't paying him as much as we are right now.

You think the extra 500k he's earning (on a higher total cap) is impacting his play?

 

[kanuck87]

You think the extra 500k he's earning (on a higher total cap) is impacting his play?

I didn’t realize the gap was that small. For some reason, I thought he was in the $4 million range when he was on the jets.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Somehow he has 4 points in 6 games. Let's hope he keeps it up so we don't have to pay too much to dump him.

Would be so nice if Seattle did us a solid and took him in the expansion draft.

 

[RobertKron]

I didn’t realize the gap was that small. For some reason, I thought he was in the $4 million range when he was on the jets.

He signed a big deal after he put up a bunch of points his first two seasons.

 

[VanJack]

On a good team, Myers is a solid #5 on the depth chart. He can move up into the top-four in a pinch, but has never demonstrated that he can stay there for too long. In fact, he'd be a pretty useful player on a team with a deep defensive corps.

The problem is, he's earning $6m a season for the next four years, including the current one. And for that kind of money, he has to be a top-four d-man. But of course this has been a common lament in the Benning era. He traded for Erik Gudbranson, declared him to be a top four d-man and paid him accordingly. Juolevi was supposed to be a fop-four d-man by now. And a cast of other blueline characters have all paraded through, often at the expense of valuable depth draft picks, only to flop.

The sad reality is if the Canucks had been able to draft a single decent d-man over the years, they wouldn't be forced to overpay for someone like Myers. But it is what it is, I guess.

 

[deckercky]

The sad reality is if the Canucks had been able to draft a single decent d-man over the years, they wouldn't be forced to overpay for someone like Myers. But it is what it is, I guess.

Pretty sure they drafted one decent defenceman...

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I can't believe they got rid of Gudbranson and then decided to add another Gudbranson that costs more.

 

[Breakers]

He’s worse than Eriksson

eriksson was like some guy who was extremely overpaid. He didn’t do anything well but he could transition the puck and did the basics, just at a super slow pace.

Myers is the worst dman on this team.
I think I would put him in the same grouping as Sbisa and Gudbranson.

and yes I’m blaming that 2nd goal on him more than Hotlby.

 

[Oliewud]

lmao benning has been 7 years of pure torture... only 4 more years guys!

 

[Hit the post]

lmao benning has been 7 years of pure torture... only 4 more years guys!

I'm thinking we'll be waiting longer than the people of Israel for the messiah to come.

 

[bossram]

I didn’t think his hit was suspension-worthy but I did think he would be suspended anyways just to satisfy the Habs who are probably angry and out for blood. I’m sure he’ll have to answer the bell tomorrow.

It would've been better if he was suspended. Myers is so bad holy christ.

 

[mathonwy]

I'm thinking we'll be waiting longer than the people of Israel for the messiah to come.

So yer saying there's a chance?