Without Meyers

If the decision is to promote someone to that 4C role, I’m surprised Kamenevs name hasn’t come up more often.

I’m sure it’s tied to an existing KHL contract of some sort (can’t seem to locate his current contract status).

He’s a guy who had his last two NHL stints cut short due to injury. He’s a few years wiser and more experienced. Curious if he’s an option at all.

Haven't heard that name in a minute. Looked up his KHL stats, he had a helluva year last year. I think if he were an option we'd have heard about it by now. My guess is he's done in the NHL.

I'd be fine moving on from Meyers. While I hope he finds a role in the NHL, I don't think it will be anything special. Someone like Heinen likely brings similar production to what Meyers might develop.

This is the unfortunate reality. We've given Meyers a bunch of looks since he was signed out of Minnesota, and he just hasn't been able to put it together. He might pull an AJ Greer and carve a role out somewhere down the road, but not sure if we need to wait for that right now. Which is why I still think there's a bit of "next man up" mentality that needs to happen (ie Foudy) because someone will have to step up into a role one way or another this year.

The Avs qualified Myers for a reason, so I have to believe they want to give him one last look, but I do agree that he hasn't been great here and I would much rather not see him as our permanent 4C for the time being. I'd be OK giving Foudy and/or Ondrej Pavel looks there. Honestly tho, I'd prefer we get a more experienced 4C for now and give them looks later in the season or if injuries happen