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Sorry for all the new thread haters but everyone is discussing this in 3 different threads. Lets consolidate it. Rumor is Detroit wants Tyler Myers. The price is unknown. Now I have openly argued that Tyler Myers is maxed out for the most part. He will be a 30-40pt a year defender and is a 3/4 guy. His physical talent does not match his mental limitations. Now some have argued against this with some good points including his improvement last year. No one wants to see him shipped off and then turn into a star. That would make us look like crap. So where do you see Myers going forward? Does the Detroit rumor interest you at all and if so what would it take to get Myers? Do you think his value is low? Do you want Myers on this team for another year or 3 or 6? What in your mind is Tyler Myers potential from here on out? I have stated mine, now it is your turn. If a mod has the free time combining the other discussions on this would be helpful.

Next up on the roster review, one of the new guys #47 Zach Bogosian D (six years left at $5.1 million per, age 25) Buffalo 21/0/7/7/-7/38 Winnipeg 41/3/10/13/1/40 Zach Bogosian had 61 points in 60 games as a draft-eligible 17-year-old. Cobble those numbers with a man’s body, elite skating skills and a mean streak and the scouts were drawing parallels to another Peterborough Pete, Chris Pronger. It is little wonder he went third overall in the 2008 draft. Bogosian hasn’t exactly been a bust, so much as he just sort of slipped from the radar as a very young man playing in the NHL-quiet outposts of Atlanta and Winnipeg. He’s been capable, but his offence has been just OK, and his physical contributions hampered by regular injuries and a propensity for taking penalties. Add that to the fact Toby Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien were entrenched as the go-to blueliners in Winnipeg, and Bogosian never really got his shot as a first-pair guy. Until Buffalo. Ted Nolan played #47 in all situations; he totalled more than 28 minutes nine times during his time in Buffalo. Given the lack of depth on the Sabre blueline, there is little doubt that will continue this season. He may have already played seven seasons, but he just turned 25 last week. The question is whether he can rise to the challenge the way his early promise indicated he should, or whether he is what he has been — a good, but not great NHL defenceman. Links to the rest of the series: