After seven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Tyler Myers is on the move.
The six-foot-seven veteran defenceman was traded to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, sources confirmed to Sportsnet.
Vancouver’s return in the deal is not yet clear.
In 57 games this season, Myers has one goal and seven assists.
Drafted 12th overall by the Sabres in 2008, Myers has played 1,123 career NHL games for Buffalo, Vancouver and the Winnipeg Jets, recording 403 points (100 goals, 303 assists).
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The 36-year-old is currently in the second season of a three-year, $9-million contract.
He has been sitting out recent games in anticipation of a move with the Canucks ranked last in the NHL by 10 points and in clear sell mode after the trade of fellow blue-liner Quinn Hughes.
Myers has a no-move clause as part of his contract, meaning he had to approve any trade.
He chose a Stars team that’s riding a 10-game winning streak and finds itself in the thick of a hotly contested Central Division race, sitting six points away from the first-place Colorado Avalanche and three points clear of the Minnesota Wild in third.
That trio also comprises three of the top four teams in the league standings.
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