Yep. I’ve already gone on record saying that Rutherford and Allvin are gonna pick Miller (and Tocchet) over Pettersson and they’re going to regret it.
I think that could go either way. Depends on who they'd get for Petterson, which would probably be more than Miller.
Petterson's in his prime at 26 making $11.6M, and Miller is 31 making $8M, but Miller is out producing Petterson on a pts/gm basis. 68 point pace for Petterson. 76 point pace for Miller.
I don't really like the idea of one of your stars pouting and not playing well, because he may or may not like another teammate. He plays for the Vancouver Canucks, not the Vancouver Pettersons. Get it together and be a leader for your team on the ice. That's what's expected of you, especially on that contract.
MacKinnon and Mikko probably didn't have a great relationship with Georgeiv, but they still played well for their team.
That 102 point year from Petterson is looking more and more like a big outlier. Stat wise he looks just like Miller, but making $3.6M more. They're both pt/gm players most years, with one outlier year of 102/103 points.
Last year was Petterson's second best season and it wasn't even that great. 89 points with scoring way up is more like 80 points a few years ago. 24th in pts/gm last year with the 5th highest cap hit.
I think I'd trade Petterson before Miller too. Better return, more cap savings, and shed a pouter who wilts a bit when things get tough. That kind of guy is questionable in a tough playoff environment and he didn't have a great playoffs last year either.
