Tyler Myers blocks Red Wings trade before approving move to Dallas Stars
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Daniel Lucente
Mar 4, 2026 (12:34)
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Pierre LeBrun reports Tyler Myers is heading to the Dallas Stars, Vancouver retains 50 percent, and the Canucks get a 2027 second-round pick plus a 2029 fourth-round pick.
Tyler Myers is 36, a 2008 first-round pick, 12th overall by the Buffalo Sabres, and his $3 million cap hit now becomes a $1.5 million bargain for Dallas.
That retention runs through next season, turning a veteran shutdown defender into deadline value.
Dallas did not just win the trade call, they won the cap math.
Myers also controlled the entire process because his contract carried a full no-trade clause.
Vancouver actually preferred Detroit's offer, which reportedly stayed on the table until the final moments.
But Myers picked Dallas, leaning toward the no-income-tax, warm-weather destination.
That is the risk of handing a veteran full control at the deadline.
Here's the initial report that triggered the trade call chatter.
Myers brings size and reach to the Dallas blue line and gives the Stars another penalty-kill option behind their puck-moving pairs.
He has 1-7-8 in 57 games this season, but his value is defensive detail and chaos management around the crease.
Tyler Myers trade gives Dallas Stars cheap playoff muscle
Some Vancouver fans feel burned tonight, because the club had a preferred deal and still lost the outcome.
The no-trade clause shifted the leverage entirely to Myers.
For Dallas, the fit is simple hockey logic.
A 6-foot-8 right-shot defender who can clear bodies and block lanes becomes extremely useful in tight playoff series.
The $1.5 million cap hit after retention is the real trick.
It allows Jim Nill to strengthen the blue line without sacrificing another roster move before the deadline.
Here is Pierre LeBrun confirming the full return and retention details.
Dallas gets heavier for the spring, while Vancouver walks away with future draft capital and a reminder about the cost of no-trade clauses.
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