Tyler Myers made one thing clear after he joined the Dallas Stars. He wasn’t a fan of his nickname “Chaos Giraffe.”

Well, unfortunately for Myers, the chaos has seemingly followed him to Texas.

The former Vancouver Canucks defenceman joined Dallas before the trade deadline after a long, drawn-out saga.

On the surface, it seemed like there was a fit for the veteran defencemen in the Stars Cup-contending lineup.

Myers played his best hockey in Vancouver when he was slotted into a sheltered, third-pairing role. That was the case when he initially joined the Stars, but recent injuries have forced him into a larger role.

Defenceman Nils Lundkvist missed Thursday’s game against Minnesota due to illness. Then, defenceman Miro Heiskanen exited with an injury.

Those two absences pushed Myers up the Stars lineup, causing Stars fans to pick up on some of the flaws in his game.

“I’m gonna say it, Tyler Myers can sometimes be a liability on defense,” one fan said.

“Tyler Myers is a full tier below the likes of Jani Hakanpää and Cody Ceci,” said another.

More than one Stars fan was reminded of Ceci after watching Myers play on Thursday.

“I knew that Tyler Myers was cooked, but my god, he makes Cody Ceci look competent, a fan chimed in.

Yup, after a month of Tyler Myers, I think the grade checks out.#TexasHockey https://t.co/x2yCZHloLm

— Juraj Kralik (JK) (@JuroKral) April 10, 2026

His shoddy defensive play even caught the attention of some Wild fans.

“Tyler Myers is the equalizer,” a Minnesota fan noted. “The more ice he sees, the better for the Wild.

Ironically, Myers wasn’t even on the ice for a goal against during the Stars’ 5-4 win over Minnesota. However, a late second-period holding penalty did lead to a power-play goal for the Wild.

Myers was second among Stars defencemen, playing 22:38 on Thursday night. Before that, he had averaged just 16:34 per game.

So far in Dallas, Myers has three assists in 13 games. His 53.1 expected goals percentage is third-best among Stars blueliners since the trade, although the caveat is that he’s largely been used in a sheltered role.

Even though his increased usage exposed some flaws, some Stars fans noted that his subpar play wasn’t just an issue that popped up on Thursday.

“He’s been the worst player in every game since his first week,” a fan said.

“Tyler Myers has been horrible since the trade,” said another.

Some Stars fans even tried to pin Myers’ uneven play on the Canucks.

“Probably doesn’t remember how to play in a real structured system after all those years in Vancouver,” one fan said.

Regardless of how Stars fans feel, Myers could be in line for a bigger role than Dallas might want.

The Stars announced on Friday that Heiskanen was undergoing an MRI for a lower-body injury suffered on Thursday, putting his status for the beginning of NHL postseason hockey in doubt.

Regardless of how Stars fans feel, Canucks fans should be rooting for Myers and the Stars in Round One. Dallas is locked into a matchup against Quinn Hughes and the Wild. If Dallas can defeat their division rivals, the Canucks will lock in a higher selection in the first round of the NHL Draft.