{"id":486981,"date":"2026-03-05T13:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/486981\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:24:41","slug":"tyler-myers-trade-dallas-stars-acquire-veteran-defenseman-from-vancouver-canucks-for-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/486981\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Myers trade: Dallas Stars acquire veteran defenseman from Vancouver Canucks for draft picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Stars<\/a> have strengthened their blue line by acquiring veteran defenseman Tyler Myers from the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> in a trade confirmed on Wednesday (March 4). The deal sends Dallas’ second-round pick in the 2027 NHL<\/a> Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in 2029 to Vancouver. Notably, the Canucks are retaining 50% of Myers’ contract, dropping his cap hit to $1.5 million for the remainder of this season and next.<\/p>\n

Tyler Myers’ form<\/p>\n

Tyler Myers, 36, has one goal and eight points (1-7-8) through 57 games with the struggling Vancouver Canucks<\/a> this year. The 6-foot-8 right-shot defenseman brings size, physicality, and a reliable stay-at-home style. He was scratched earlier this week for roster management reasons, signalling the trade was imminent. Myers had a full no-movement clause this season, which he waived to join the Dallas Stars. It shifts to a 12-team no-trade list next year.<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill praised the addition: \u201cTyler is a veteran defenseman who will immediately add to our group.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dallas Stars, riding a franchise-record 10-game winning streak, sit second in the Western Conference. They have sought more depth and toughness on the right side of their defense. Tyler Myers is expected to slot into a third-pairing role behind stars like Miro Heiskanen and Thomas Harley. His experience and shot-blocking ability should help stabilize the backend during a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n

Vancouver Canucks continue retooling with added draft capital<\/p>\n

For the Vancouver Canucks, the trade aligns with their ongoing retool. Hovering near the bottom of the league standings, they are expected to sell more assets before the NHL<\/a> trade deadline at 3 PM ET on Friday. The incoming picks, a 2027 second-rounder and 2029 fourth-rounder, provide valuable future capital to build around younger talent.<\/p>\n

Tyler Myers, in the second year of a three-year, $3 million AAV deal signed in 2024, becomes a cost-effective addition for Dallas thanks to the retention. The move comes after the Stars created cap flexibility, including placing forward Tyler Seguin on injured reserve.<\/p>\n

What this means for both teams moving forward<\/p>\n

The Dallas Stars gain a proven veteran who ranks high in ice time and physical metrics, adding grit to a contender pushing for the Stanley Cup<\/a>. On the other hand, the Vancouver Canucks shed salary and gain picks to accelerate their rebuild.<\/p>\n

This deadline deal highlights the Stars’ aggressive approach to bolstering their roster amid their hot streak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Stars have strengthened their blue line by acquiring veteran defenseman Tyler Myers from the Vancouver Canucks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5117],"tags":[58112,196,147,58107,58111,5278,5,4,56935,548,43400,197,58109,19654,58110,51175,58108],"class_list":["post-486981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-stars","tag-canucks-draft-picks-2027-2029","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-stars","tag-dallas-stars-acquire-tyler-myers","tag-dallas-stars-defense-upgrade","tag-dallasstars","tag-hockey","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-defenseman-trade","tag-nhl-trade-deadline","tag-nhl-trade-deadline-2026","tag-stars","tag-stars-canucks-trade-details","tag-tyler-myers","tag-tyler-myers-to-dallas","tag-tyler-myers-trade","tag-vancouver-canucks-trade-myers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116176792089695987","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}