The Vancouver Canucks will meet with defenseman Tyler Myers when the unrestricted free-agent negotiation window opens Sunday, reports Sportsnet's Rick Dhaliwal.
Myers' contract with Winnipeg, which carried a $5.5-million cap hit, expired after the 2018-19 campaign, and the 6-foot-8 blue-liner will likely be too pricey for the cap-crunched Jets to retain.
The 29-year-old appeared in 80 games this past season and registered 31 points while averaging just over 20 minutes per night.
Vancouver already made a splash in the early stages of the offseason, acquiring J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Factoring in that trade and the newly set salary cap of $81.5 million, the Canucks have $17.6 million to spend this summer, according to CapFriendly.
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