You gotta add a pick! Everyone knows Myers is washed up and Rutta isn’t great but he’s clearly a step up and far less of a cap hit. Even if the actual cost after the bonus is so low.

No thanks, Myers is not washed up, just overpaid.
Retained and trade at the deadline nets a 2/3 pick, why Grier wants him

You're not great at math are you. SJS took on 2.25 mil in cap with the Karlsson trade. SJ currently have less than 4 mil in cap space. Why would they use that wiggle room to take on your burden for nothing. I would guess a 1st or 2nd is about right to move Myers without cap retention.

You are out to lunch, an asset worth a pick at the DL and it costs to trade him - No thanks

I'll agree to disagree. NYI paid a 2nd to move Bailey's 5mil cap hit for one year who doesn't have a NTC. Good luck finding a trade partner for Myers. It seems no one wants him on this site, and all Nucks fans want to get rid of him. Seems like he'll be easy to trade and his value is positive indeed.

all those words when all you had to say was "I know nothing about hockey"

I get your a fan of his, but he provides zero offense and his D metrics were abysmal last year. I don’t see him even 50% retained getting much more than a late 4th

Actually I am not a fan of the trade.
The RHD position in the NHL is a limited position and not many players to naturally fill it, add in his skating ability, size and wingspan he would be welcomed addition to any cup contending teams 3rd pair at 50% retained.
that's $3M cap hit and $500k actually salary. [Not prorated for the DL]
This is the reason Grier wants him, he sees the 2nd pick return value.

Maybe you’re right, I just don’t see it, if you look at his breakdown his numbers show zero offense and below average D, to me he screams RD version of Vlasic. Albeit with only 1 year left not 3. But to me he is a shell of his former self. And as a sharks fan I would rather look for an offensive D option since we don’t have one anymore.