Quote (SharpNips @ 19 Feb 2022 16:03)
Do the canucks have any dead contracts left or did they rid themselves of those
I feel like if you have the cap space you have to keep miller, he still has (hopefully) 3-5 years of his prime left. I’d assume the canucks plan/would be in their window to win within 5 years
they have dead cap for next year, buyouts from Virtanen and Holtby, and bonus to pay Halak, approx 3.5m+
also need to get rid of some inefficient players on the team, like Dickinson & Poolman, cuz Schenn is providing much more value than Poolman at significantly less cap.
I think the Canucks would definitely sign Miller if he wants to stay in Vancouver, but I think he prefers to go back to the states. Probably why they wanna trade him while his value is at highest. He would also bring the most return for the team, and fill the most needs like having a long term RHD to play with Hughes etc. It's just harder to try to "win" with Miller if he is making 8m+ AVV on his 3rd - 5th+ years of the contract cuz there's a high chance that he won't be as great as he is this season.