Mayers does an excellent job at what he is supposed to do.Moasat wrote:Mayers can be the nicest guy in the city and on the team. And he can give 110% every night. But are we grading players on effort or results? A person can work as hard as they can 24/7 but a person like Mayers, no matter how hard he works, is not going to be another Gretzky or Crosby.FloPoErich wrote:BoxCar wrote:I don't think players like Mayers are a dime a dozen. He is a fantastic penalty killer, has the best speed on the team next to D-vo and doesn't dick around with the puck- he puts it on (and sometimes in) net. Not to mention he has been loyal to the franchise, doesn't ask for huge raises, is respected and does a lot for the STL community. There should always be at least one spot on this team for a player like him.bluenotebacker wrote:TC wrote:i'd be ok with trading walt & brewer.
what i think is more interesting is mayers is FA after this season - will he stay? he could be a guy that remains with the same team his whole career. i'd certainly be ok with that.
I, on the other hand, would love to see Mayers outta here, and soon. Yeah, he scored a shorty v. Anaheim. He's like a dime a dozen player, I'd rather give somebody like Mike Glumac his roster spot.Even though he doesn't score 20 goals every season, he is still a key part of the team... well stated BoxCar
Now, as a penalty killer, he's got great speed and all that, but so do a lot of other penalty killers.
As a person, I'm sure he is a really nice guy.
As a player, I see him as a dime-a-dozen guy. If there's a roster spot for him, great, if not, I don't see it as losing a key player.
He's a good PK guy, works extremely hard, will hit anyone, will fight anyone, (and usually does very well), has very good wheels and he's fairly cheap.
When you start asking him to score goals, that is when you will be disappointed in him.
I think Mayers is much more valuable than your dime-a-dozen checker. When he is asked to just go out there and be a checker, he's pretty good.
It's just annoying when he gets the puck around the net and can't ever seem to make anything happen on a consistent basis...but then again, if he were a checker with hands and the ability to score 20 goals, he'd be making a LOT more money.
