Last week the Buffalo Sabres already had a major outlet reporting that one of their more prominent players is on the trading block.
Looks like not much has changed from last season, after all.
Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun of TSN both acknowledged the availability of Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers last week (h/t George Malik of Kukla's Korner), starting the first Buffalo trade frenzy of the young season.
Myers has not lived up to his billing as the Calder Trophy winner in the past few seasons, but his play has certainly gotten stronger since last season's departure of Ron Rolston. In an albeit small sample size, Myers' play this season has been one of the few bright spots on this Sabres team.
So far this year, Myers is (somehow) an even plus-minus and is eighth in the league in ice time per game, including his 29-plus minute game Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. His advanced metrics are even more impressive, as his plus-12.1 percent relative Corsi despite only 28.57 percent of his shifts starting in the offensive zone, via War-On-Ice, is excellent.
These stats are likely just ...
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