Tyler Myers will spend more time under the knife than he could spend on the ice over the next while and, as a result, the Winnipeg Jets have shut their mammoth defenceman down for the rest of the season.
Jets coach Paul Maurice revealed after Thursday’s game-day skate that Myers, in fact, needs two surgeries: a procedure on his knee was done this morning and that will be followed by hip surgery once the regular season is completed and his knee has stabilized.
The hip surgery is significant — needing 16-20 weeks of recovery — and the club hopes the 26-year-old defenceman can be back on the ice as part of his rehab by mid-August/September.