2009/10 Stats:82 GP, 11 G, 37 A, 48 P, +13, 137 BSAs far as rookie seasons for defensemen go, Tyler Myers' first season is in select company.Myers and his 48 points tie Bryan Berard for the second-most points by a rookie defenseman in the last 14 seasons. Dion Phaneuf had 49 points in the bumper crop rookie harvest of 2005-06.His rookie season was also one of the best the Buffalo Sabres organization has ever seen. Statistically Myers had the eighth most productive first-year performance in club history, behind some Blue and Gold legends like Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault and Phil Housley, the only defenseman above Myers on the list.To offer a little perspective, that's better than rookie seasons for Dave Andreychuk, Alexander Mogilny and Pierre Turgeon -- keeping in mind they're all forwards -- and the best since Thomas Vanek also scored 48 points in 2005-06.Focusing a bit more on the present, Myers led all rookies in 2009-10 with 1,946:33 in ice time and 23:44 per game...
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