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What Can the Canucks Get for Tyler Myers?

Originally posted on The Hockey Writers
By Lukas Bernasiewicz | Last updated Feb 26, 2026 3:15 PM ET

Before last night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, Tyler Myers was a late scratch for “trade reasons,” according to Rick Dhaliwal of the Donnie and Dhali show. Many other insiders also confirmed his report that the Canucks sat him out of yesterday’s game as they are looking to move him. That brings us to the question as to what Vancouver could get for a player like Myers and when a trade could get completed?

Don’t Expect a Major Return

Myers has been serviceable throughout his time with the Canucks organization. He began his career with Vancouver in 2019, when he signed with the team as a free agent by then-general manager Jim Benning. Since then, he has done everything this organization has asked of him, but he has now proven to be a solid bottom-pairing defenceman, and on a Stanley Cup-contending team, he may even be a healthy scratch from time to time.

Myers also has full control over where he is traded, since he currently has a full no-movement clause. Given where he is currently in his career and what he will bring to a playoff team, I don’t expect he will fetch the Canucks anything more than a mid-round pick. That being said, with the Canucks last in the NHL, any assets acquired in a trade are worth it as the team needs to get as many draft picks or prospects as they can.

Over the past several drafts, Vancouver has done very well at drafting players in the mid-to-late rounds. In 2023, the club drafted both Ty Mueller and Vilmer Alriksson, who have been key contributors with the Abbotsford Canucks both this season and last. Mueller probably would have gotten more NHL experience this season had he not been injured, and Alriksson may get some games by the end of this season.

In 2024, they selected Riley Patterson in the fourth round, who is currently lighting up the Ontario HOckey League with the Niagara IceDogs, as he has recorded 34 goals and 72 points in 49 games. In that same draft, they selected overager Anthony Romani, who is having a great freshman season with Michigan State in the NCAA, with 24 points in 30 games. Vancouver may not get a super-attractive package for Myers, but they can make the most of the picks they will inevitably get.

Myers Effect on the Group

Myers’ seemingly-inevitable departure will have a big effect on the Canucks’ current defensive core. Newly-acquired defenceman Zeev Buium spoke about the potential of a Myers trade, saying, “I don’t know how any of this works, but I love him. He’s been amazing to me since the first day, texting me, making me feel comfortable. Little things on the ice, systems. Speaks volumes to who he is.” For Buium to say this about a veteran teammate he has only known for a short amount of time really shows the kind of guy Myers is in a locker room. It shows how he will be missed by a lot of his teammates when he is moved.

But Myers departure will leave room for other members of the team to step up and become leaders. Take a player like Buium, who is currently on his entry-level contract and looks to be a Canuck for the foreseeable future. I’d expect him to sign a big extension with the club in the future, but his time to step up and try to fill the shoes of Myers by taking on a leadership role could be now. Several other defencemen, such as Marcus Pettersson and Filip Hronek, and even young guys like Tom Willander and Elias Pettersson, can step up. One person getting traded often becomes another person’s opportunity to fill in the void they have left behind. Whether that is on or off the ice, someone needs to become the leader that Myers was.

Myers’ time in Vancouver is most likely coming to an end, and the Canucks can benefit from that. They can recoup whatever assets they can and do what they have done in the past, which is find good players in the middle of the draft. It will also be a way for them to begin the blue-line youth movement and give younger defensemen more minutes. It’s hard to let a leader like Myers go, but this is part of the business. Sometimes, you just need to move on.