Stopped as soon as Ruff was fired. Myers was one of the few players who manged not to look like utter crap under Ron Rolston and has excelled in very, very tough minutes (and a lot of them!) under Nolan. You guys should be excited to have him.
I'm probably not the first Sabres fan to pop over to these boards and give my $.02 on the trade, but I'll do a write up of my thoughts on Myers' game for anyone who's interested/hasn't watched him much over the last few seasons:
Defensive zone play:
This is the area Myers has made the biggest improvements in as a player. He used to really struggle when the other team had prolonged offensive zone possession and/or was cycling the puck. He was once prone to routinely making bad reads, losing his man, ugly turnovers, etc., but has simplified his game to better play into his strengths and really minimized those brain farts. Now he lets the game come to him more, which works pretty well when your wingspan covers about a quarter of the zone. He's also very effective at tying guys up along the boards. The area he's best in defensively is definitely against the rush, though. His skating, size and reach combine to make him very difficult to beat one-on-one or even on odd-man breaks. He also has no trouble getting back into plays to break them up even when he gets caught pinching in the offensive zone. You won't often see him go for big hits (unless someone made him mad), but he does consistently play the body. He's subject to sometimes taking penalties for being too tall when he does hit, so maybe it's for the best that he's not looking to rock guys every game.
Transition game:
This is where Myers really shines. His breakout passes are good, he can stretch the ice or make the easy pass, though he does still occasionally (as I mentioned before) have a brain fart and make a stupid turnover. Lots of D can do that though. What's special about Myers is his ability to skate the puck up. When he can find room to skate and decides he wants to go, he's a one-man breakout system. A thoroughbred. No teammates required. (Note: we call this Condor mode/Condor Myers.) When he starts galloping through the neutral zone with the puck, it's just a treat to watch.
Offensive zone:
Love his style of play, just wish he had better vision/playmaking ability (not that those traits are terrible, just wish they were better). He looks like a very, very poor man's Malkin stylistically when you give him the OK to pinch down low. Loves to take the puck along the boards, using his size and reach to protect the puck while waiting for a passing lane to open itself up to him. His slapshot is underwhelming, and he won't do you much good taking any kind of shots from the point, but once he makes it down to the top of the faceoff circle-ish, he's good with the wrister.
Overall: On his best nights, this is a kid who can dominate a game from start to finish in all 3 zones. He's not the world's most consistent player, but he's usually fun -- though sometimes frustrating -- to watch. He's been my favorite Sabre over the last couple seasons, and I'm really going to miss him. Hope he does well with Winnipeg.