TYLER MYERS - Defenseman - 29 - $6.00MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2024-2025
LAST UPDATED 8/28/19
While Tyler Myers may have never posted nearly as good of a season as his Calder-winning 48-point masterpiece season as a teenager, he's still become a valuable NHL defenseman. Myers' best asset is by far his size. There are few players that can match up with him height-wise in hockey, and that gives him intrinsic defensive value. Myers takes up a lot of space in the defensive zone and there are few players who can get a shot through him when he tries to block it. Myers is also strong enough to consistently win board battles, and he's a real threat to smaller, weaker forwards. That being said, his lack of foot speed hurts his defensive value quite a bit, as he won't help the transition game and is prone to getting completely burned by quicker forwards on the rush. He gets power play time thanks to his ability to seal the boards and be a decent point shooter, but his total offensive contribution probably won't rise much higher than 30 points at best. Myers has a history of capably handing second-pairing minutes, but his isolated impact metrics are quite poor, which makes me question his viability on the penalty kill, seeing as he was measured as a major negative there. Seeing as he has some genuinely valuable natural gifts, I think he can grow into a real defensive force, but right now he's too mistake prone and weak defending a quick rush for me to call him that. I believe in him, but he needs to fix some mistakes. Still, he should age well given his reliance on size and reach to make up his game, (and those traits don't get worse with age) and he should be a decent, if pricey, #4 for the Canucks going forward.
While Tyler Myers may have never posted nearly as good of a season as his Calder-winning 48-point masterpiece season as a teenager, he's still become a valuable NHL defenseman. Myers' best asset is by far his size. There are few players that can match up with him height-wise in hockey, and that gives him intrinsic defensive value. Myers takes up a lot of space in the defensive zone and there are few players who can get a shot through him when he tries to block it. Myers is also strong enough to consistently win board battles, and he's a real threat to smaller, weaker forwards. That being said, his lack of foot speed hurts his defensive value quite a bit, as he won't help the transition game and is prone to getting completely burned by quicker forwards on the rush. He gets power play time thanks to his ability to seal the boards and be a decent point shooter, but his total offensive contribution probably won't rise much higher than 30 points at best. Myers has a history of capably handing second-pairing minutes, but his isolated impact metrics are quite poor, which makes me question his viability on the penalty kill, seeing as he was measured as a major negative there. Seeing as he has some genuinely valuable natural gifts, I think he can grow into a real defensive force, but right now he's too mistake prone and weak defending a quick rush for me to call him that. I believe in him, but he needs to fix some mistakes. Still, he should age well given his reliance on size and reach to make up his game, (and those traits don't get worse with age) and he should be a decent, if pricey, #4 for the Canucks going forward.
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