{"id":40023,"date":"2019-01-11T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=40023"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:36:58","slug":"winnipeg-jets-tyler-myers-miss-fridays-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/01\/11\/winnipeg-jets-tyler-myers-miss-fridays-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Tyler Myers Will Miss Fridays Game With Lower-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Myers<\/a><\/strong> is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He will not be on the bench for Friday&#8217;s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detriot Red Wings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Jets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Myers<\/a> Injured<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLJets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLJets<\/a> defenceman Tyler Myers is day-to-day with a lower body injury.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6s4qDyugc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/O6s4qDyugc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1083794831808348165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Jets defenseman suffered an injury in the third period of play on Thursday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>. Myers left the ice after getting tangled up along the boards and did not return to the contest, in which the Jets ultimately fell to 3-2. This will be his second round of lower-body injuries this season. Myers was placed on injured reserve back in November.<\/p>\n<p>After 43 games this season, Myers tallied four goals and nine assists for 13 points. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> drafted Myers in the first round of the 2008 draft, 12th overall. Over his 11 year NHL career with both the Sabres and the Jets, he owns 69 goals and 178 assists for 247 points in 598 games.<\/p>\n<h2>What this means for the future<\/h2>\n<p>While Myers isn&#8217;t expected to be out long, his injury is the second hit to the Jets defensive core. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byfugdu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin Byfuglien<\/a><\/strong> is still out as well with a lower-body injury. Couple those injuries with the fact that forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ehlerni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikolaj Ehlers<\/a><\/strong> is missing from the lineup, and the team has a gaping hole to fill.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nikusa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sami Niku<\/a><\/strong> will slot in during Myers absence after not seeing ice time since December seventh. He will probably be paired with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chiarbe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Chiarot<\/a><\/strong>. The Jets did not hold a morning skate Friday, so warmups will be the first look at the official pairings. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrojo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Morrow<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kulikdm01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dmitry Kulikov<\/a><\/strong> are candidates to see more ice time as well.<\/p>\n<p>Niku has dressed for five games with the Jets so far this season and is yet to register a point. He had done significantly better at the AHL level this year. In 17 games he&#8217;d dressed for with the Manitoba Moose, he notched two goals and eight assists for ten points.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"PEvvJR6DRWt_8ghf8xukCA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/957823202\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'PEvvJR6DRWt_8ghf8xukCA',sig:'AglF5Fu6_0EX1wYpg6eE3M6W2tDilI-m5--viobzotk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'957823202',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnipeg Jets Tyler Myers is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. 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