Eklund Rumor: Tyler Myers to Leafs/Bolts?

[lifelonghockeyfan]

For Leafs to take Myers and his bloated salary and average play.

Jet's retain half salary and maybe the Jets have to add to the trade for a 7th rounder.

Jet's don't like it, Leafs will find other ways to spend 5.5m

 

[MardyBum]

he is coming off an 11 game season.

he has missed 147 games since 2012 with a variety of ailments..
a healthy tyler myers helps this team. but it probably doesnt make sense for the leafs to trade assets for an injury prone player with a big contract.

Fwiw, he had hip surgery + knee surgery to fix lingering issues in 2016, and they're fixed. The injury he had this year, according to Maurice, was a different LBI (probably a groin) that could have been affected by his extra range in motion due to his hip finally being fixed (again, probably a groin).

He was having full contact practices at the end of the year, so assuming he doesn't have a freak injury he won't have any lingering issues or injuries coming into this year.

That being said, you're right to be worried, but that's also why his value is less and would cost less than a guy like Vatanen, and if he does manage to stay healthy it would be a great deal.

 

[MardyBum]

For Leafs to take Myers and his bloated salary and average play.

Jet's retain half salary and maybe the Jets have to add to the trade for a 7th rounder.

Jet's don't like it, Leafs will find other ways to spend 5.5m

What a terrible, terrible post.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

What a terrible, terrible post.

I'm saying the Leafs and even most of the GMs on this site can find better ways to spend 5.5m than on Myers. Sounds like you're a Myers supporter. Jets have spend so wisely on DMen, Buff at 7.6, Enstorm 5.6m, Myers 5.5,

 

[MardyBum]

I'm saying the Leafs and even most of the GMs on this site can find better ways to spend 5.5m than on Myers. Sounds like you're a Myers supporter. Jets have spend so wisely on DMen, Buff at 7.6, Enstorm 5.6m, Myers 5.5,

We're not spending 5.5 million on Myers, and he doesn't have a bloated salary. When healthy he's a top 4 dman. If you choose to remain oblivious to all of this, feel free.

 

[These Are The Days]

If we trade with the Jets I would much rather go for Trouba. I know the price will be higher than Myers but that's what happens when you trade for a player of Jacob's caliber and it's understood you gotta pay up if you wanna get someone like that.

Needless to say Yzerman is targeting the WRONG player if any of these rumors are true.

 

[LoovTrain]

And some Leaf fans are concerned about acquiring Tanev due to injuries...

 

[wabagee]

Most ***** fans are uninformed and fubar! Sorry about the the good ones, the daft the drunk and the behind! **** the Leafs!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

He not ALWAYS wrong.

He's not? No ..... I'm pretty sure he is.

 

[Flyerfan52]

We're not spending 5.5 million on Myers, and he doesn't have a bloated salary. When healthy he's a top 4 dman. If you choose to remain oblivious to all of this, feel free.

Please quit trying to sell him. Unless Enstrom waives it becomes a choice of exposing him or losing 1 of Lowry/Perrault going 7-3-1.
I'm hoping McPhee doesn't see past the injuries & selects 1 of the Jets surplus young forwards like Dano or Copp.
Repeat after me "LV & other teams don't want to take a chance on Myers after he missed most of last year. 0 trade value so McPhee would be wasting a pick taking him. Let the Jets take a chance he's fully recovered & gives them that strong RD again."

 

[shortfuze]

He's not? No ..... I'm pretty sure he is.

Well. He's not.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I'm saying the Leafs and even most of the GMs on this site can find better ways to spend 5.5m than on Myers. Sounds like you're a Myers supporter. Jets have spend so wisely on DMen, Buff at 7.6, Enstorm 5.6m, Myers 5.5,

He's not being paid 5.5 mil. That's his cap hit. His salary for the next 2 years is 3.5 & 3.0 mil. A bargain at the price if he plays 70 games a season.

 

[JetsHomer]

For Leafs to take Myers and his bloated salary and average play.

Jet's retain half salary and maybe the Jets have to add to the trade for a 7th rounder.

Jet's don't like it, Leafs will find other ways to spend 5.5m

Myers would be your third best Dman and your best RHD

What a joke.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Lightning would have to make sure both Garrison and Killorn are gone next year.. and even then it would still be tight.

 

[TML1967]

As a Leafs fan I'd like to see what he could do with Gards. Saying that, with his injuries I don't think Leafs are willing to give up what you guys want.
I'd offer Bozak and a wingood prospect like Timashov. You can flip Bozi for a 2nd + low tier prospect if you like pretty easily.

Can't see us offering more than that, and we need the few d we have.

 

[Canada4Gold]

I mean if you gave him to us for basically free I wouldn't say no, but I'd rather not pay what Winnipeg would want. Way too much injury risk

 

[Canada4Gold]

He's not being paid 5.5 mil. That's his cap hit. His salary for the next 2 years is 3.5 & 3.0 mil. A bargain at the price if he plays 70 games a season.

He could be paid 800 million dollars and all the Leafs would care about is what his cap hit is. "The Leafs spend 5.5m" could and does mean 5.5 million in cap space.

 

[Halla]

Fwiw, he had hip surgery + knee surgery to fix lingering issues in 2016, and they're fixed. The injury he had this year, according to Maurice, was a different LBI (probably a groin) that could have been affected by his extra range in motion due to his hip finally being fixed (again, probably a groin).

He was having full contact practices at the end of the year, so assuming he doesn't have a freak injury he won't have any lingering issues or injuries coming into this year.

That being said, you're right to be worried, but that's also why his value is less and would cost less than a guy like Vatanen, and if he does manage to stay healthy it would be a great deal.

what exactly is the cost?

 

[34]

Never been a fan. Hopefully Eklunds accuracy remains to low to measure.

Same here. No interest in Myers.

 

[MardyBum]

Please quit trying to sell him. Unless Enstrom waives it becomes a choice of exposing him or losing 1 of Lowry/Perrault going 7-3-1.
I'm hoping McPhee doesn't see past the injuries & selects 1 of the Jets surplus young forwards like Dano or Copp.
Repeat after me "LV & other teams don't want to take a chance on Myers after he missed most of last year. 0 trade value so McPhee would be wasting a pick taking him. Let the Jets take a chance he's fully recovered & gives them that strong RD again."

I couldnt care either way if he's traded, i'm simply correcting an incorrect statement about him and also responding to a thread asking about Myers in a trade.

Not trying to "sell him"

 

[MardyBum]

what exactly is the cost?

Right now he's probably worth a good prospect and a pick that's not a first due to his injury history.

That's why I imagine the Jets wouldn't sell low atm.

His real salary is also much lower than his cap hit which factors in with the Jets org.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Myers would be your third best Dman and your best RHD

What a joke.

That doesn't mean much when the guy averages 42 games a season.

 

[Hunter368]

If we trade with the Jets I would much rather go for Trouba. I know the price will be higher than Myers but that's what happens when you trade for a player of Jacob's caliber and it's understood you gotta pay up if you wanna get someone like that.

Needless to say Yzerman is targeting the WRONG player if any of these rumors are true.

If Myers was traded that would mean Trouba is untouchable, so the rumour never stated Myers was being shopped just that these two teams were pushing to get him. But if Myers was being shopped, again it would mean Trouba is untouchable. The list of players I think most Jets fans would trade Trouba for is very small, partly b/c he fills a huge need for us (#1D stud) & the fact he's so damn good.

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

Myers would be interesting and likely cheaper than someone like Tanev or Vatanen.. but yeah we're not moving Dermott in that deal.

Dermott has progressed well each year since we drafted him and is expected to get a long look in camp this upcoming season. And yeah sure maybe he doesn't end up as good as Myers, but he also could end up as good! And it'd be much better for our team if we have Dermott making less than 5.5m for the next 4-5 years (2 more ELC years + bridge deal) while we deal with the cap for all our allstars.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Leafs were actually targeting Myers. He's a great buy-low candiate.
I can't see him costing anything major and if he's healthy he's a decent #4.

If he costs any more than some combo of Bozak/Bracco/Brooks/Liepsic/2nd/3rd I'd pass though.