Ben Meyers has been shuffled back and forth between the NHL and AHL in recent weeks and on this transaction, he’s going back down as the Avalanche announced (Twitter link) that the winger has been sent back to AHL Colorado. It’s his third assignment to the minors over the past three weeks.
Meyers has played in 31 games this season, including suiting up earlier this afternoon in a comeback overtime victory over Anaheim. However, he hasn’t had much offensive success at the top level, managing just a single goal without any assists while averaging around ten minutes a night. He has fared better at the minor league level, collecting six goals and three assists in 15 games with the Eagles.
The 23-year-old signed with Colorado as an undrafted college free agent last season, burning the first year of his contract right away as he got into a handful of games with the Avs down the stretch. He’ll be a restricted free agent this summer owed a qualifying offer of just over $874K but at this point, it seems likely that the team will be pushing for him to take less than that in exchange for either a one-way deal or a two-way pact with a higher AHL salary as his lack of NHL production will make it tough to justify paying more than the minimum.