[Halford and Brough Podcast] Rick Dhaliwal on Tyler Myers: “I believe this will get done. I think it’ll be in the 2 to 3 year range, at around 3 mil. Maybe just a tad under 3 mil. Myers is the easiest contract to do. He’s the only free agent willing to take a pay cut, and a significant one.”
by PaperMoonShine
@Vancouver Canucks
33 Comments
I think anything under $7M over 2 years, you’re a happy camper.
I’d hope for a 2 year deal, but the increased ask in AAV for that may not be doable considering other contracts at play
Under 3M to keep Myers around would be really good. Good locker room guy from what it seems and a solid veteran to have around.
Chaos giraffe at under 3M is more funny than painful. Unlike 6M chaos giraffe
Move on from this guy. He’s fucking brutal.
Sometimes I feel like honourable guys like Myers know that they under performed their previous contract and want to do right by taking less on their next deal. 2-3 at something like 2.7-3.0 is great value.
Perfect! We will have endless memes of chaotic giraffe
He was very valuable in the playoffs. Imo he’s always been a solid player for us it’s just that most people rated his play based on his contract
I’d be willing to give him 3 for for 3 since it’s so much less than his current contract
2 years for 2.8M would be good
Blocking that shot with his testes really was the turning point for me with myers.
I like this deal.
Myers didn’t play up to his contract the first few years and he’s kind of a bone head but he’s shown he’s the kind of player who’s valuable in the playoffs and can elevate his game and provide leadership. And, from what we’ve heard from Tocchet he’s the guy who “bought in” the fastest to the new style of play that Toch wants. He’s looked like a new player under Toch. If he wants 3m I think that’s good for the team.
Wonder if you can sign Myers to team-friendly deal, and turn around and talk to guys like Zadorov, Lindholm, Hronek etc. and be like “see, guys are willing to sign team-friendly deals. We want to build a cup winner. Do you want to win a cup?” and see if it inspires some other discounts.
lol, considering he was overpaid by millions (and that’s not his fault!) it’s kinda funny to see people fellate him for a minimal pay cut. if there are teams willing to give him 4+, go for it, enjoy the Tyler Myers experience.
he had a good year, a decent year, and 3 absolute garbage years.
Myers took less to play with the Canucks last contract, he’ll do it again this contract.
Edit: lol, do people here really have such short memories? It was common knowledge that his wife was adamant that he play here so that he was closer to home. There were rumours at the time that he could be getting as much as 8 per season. I think 7×7 was another rumour that floated around.
Legend. Lfg T Myers
Myers had his best season with the Canucks this year, I always really wanted it to work out for him here and I’d be happy with him back at that price
He played solid in the post season, but during the season he was a disaster. He was literally nicknamed chaos giraffe.
3mil for 3 years is not worth bringing him back in my opinion.
This is great, Myers as your bottom pairing under Tocchet is a bargain. He’s played significantly well under him and he has leadership skills to boot. Not to mention, his size is actually imposing. If Hughes and Hronek are your top 2 guys, the rest of the defence needs to be huge.
The contract is good value, but I’d still prefer a speedier defender like Chatfield as a third-pair RD for the same money. As good as the defensive structure was this year, the bottom-four defense group’s inability to transition the puck was really exposed once Hughes got hurt during the Nashville series.
If they re-sign Myers and add Brenden Dillon in free agency, you’re running the same group back stylistically.
Love me some chaos giraffe nowadays. He was rock solid and pretty awesome in the playoffs and will be a very serviceable D in that pay grade. 👏
YES
I love that he’s willing to take a paycut to come back. He knows he’s been overpaid for years and is willing to give a little back because he likes it here.
Perfect money for Myers. Myers taking Ian Cole’s $3M is a big win for the team. He’s not the best around but he had a great year and is capable of playing up and down the lineup. Glad to have him back at the right price.
$8M/3 would be great
Just had his best year of that entire 5 year contract. I’m all for keeping him at around 3m, he’s a solid player in a premium position, he could easily get 4m+ on the open market
He was a lot better all year and in the playoffs, any mistakes now will be 3 million dollar mistakes instead of 6 so I’m happy.
Arguably we would expect a discount considering our giraffe was very generously overpaid the last six (!?) years
2x$3M or under for a guy that can still play top 4 minutes on your right side is pretty good value. He’s a good stop gap for willander, fits the system well and seems to be liked in the locker room
I’m totally fine with Myers at that rate. Good signing and a good dude.
He’s a perfectly fine second or third pairing D-man but the stupid contract Benning handed him led to way too much icetime for a guy with his limitations.
Schenn got 3 x 2.75 so this makes sense. Myers probably gets 2 years at 3 mil or 3 years at 2.75-2.95
this would be awesome value, i liked his game a lot in the playoffs, it’s just that 6mill was pretty unpalatable
Myers with a reduced role will be a major asset imo.
He had great chemistry with Soucy. Looking forward to them partnering up again.
Would prefer to keep the term to 2 years and pay a little more vs 3 years and a little less. But given how well he played during the season, the playoffs and that he’s likely a culture carrier guy either deal (2 year or 3 year) is probably gonna look good. It’s just really important that management makes sure there’s another 2 RHD in the core they can play so that Myers’ mins don’t creep up over 20+ again. That’s when he starts to get in trouble
Myers at 3mil would be a home run. I’ll die on that hill.