Stars acquire Tyler Myers from Canucks for draft picks
The big veteran is on the move.
The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Tyler Myers from the Vancouver Canucks. In return, the Canucks are receiving a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and a fourth-rounder in the 2029 draft.
General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the #Canucks have acquired a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft from the Dallas Stars in exchange for D Tyler Myers (50% salary retained). DETAILS | vancanucks.co/4aOsvLN
TSN’s Darren Dreger was the first to report Myers being moved to Dallas.
The kicker in the deal is that the Canucks are retaining half of Myers’ remaining salary. He’s in the second season of a three-year contract that he signed in June 2024, with a full no-move clause, meaning he had to waive his contract benefit in order to make the trade happen. Therefore, the Stars are only paying Myers $1.5 million for this year and next.
Both draft picks belonged to the Stars. As of now, the team has just five picks in the 2027 draft.
Myers’ name had been passed around in trade circles for the last little bit, with the Canucks having held out the 36-year-old since the Olympic break for trade-related purposes. While he is well past his prime, Myers can provide some depth on the right side in Dallas and some playoff experience that the team might need in order to finally get over the hump. The Stars have fallen in the Western Conference Final in each of the past three seasons.
In 57 games this year, the Houston native has scored a goal and seven assists for eight points. On a terrible Canucks team, he has a plus/minus of -25 while averaging a little over 20 minutes of ice time per game.
The 2010 Calder Trophy winner has appeared in 1,123 regular-season games in his NHL career, scoring 100 goals and 303 assists for 403 points. He’s also posted 16 points in 61 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.
According to PuckPedia, the Stars still have a little over $4 million in cap space. Dallas (38-14-9) is second in the Central Division, six points back of the Colorado Avalanche for first place.