He’s a mountain of a defenceman, shoots right-handed, isn’t afraid to jump into a rush and he led the Winnipeg Jets in ice time in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night.
Dustin Byfuglien? Nope — Tyler Myers.
Very quietly and in small, often imperceptible steps over the past few weeks, Myers has made a case with his play it’s he — not Byfuglien — who is now this team’s top defenceman.
Myers has led the Jets in ice time three of the last six games — a mantle that used to belong to Byfuglien almost exclusively.