With there being just two days before the trade deadline, there should be an uptick of waiver activity before then. That started today as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that Philippe Myers (Predators), Gerry Mayhew (Flyers), and Phillipe Desrosiers (Jets) are all on waivers.
Myers is easily the headline player on this list. His stock has fallen sharply since establishing himself as a regular on Philadelphia’s back end in 2019-20. He was part of the Ryan Ellis traded over the summer with the hope that a change of scenery would get him going again. That hasn’t happened. Instead, the 25-year-old has played in just 27 games this season while spending even more time as a healthy scratch. With 142 games of NHL experience over four seasons and being a big right-shot defender, Myers could, in theory, be appealing to some teams. However, he has a $2.55MM AAV through next season and his salary jumps to $3.8MM in 2022-23. That will certainly limit his suitors which explains why he’s on the waiver wire today and not being traded. Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press suggests (Twitter link) that the Flyers could be a team to claim Myers knowing that they’re likely to move pending UFA Justin Braun by Monday’s trade deadline.