That would be Zibanejad trade 2.0 for the Rangers, total steal. Pettersson isn't a superstar yet but he's still a very good young player capable of 30+ goals every year in his prime along with near PPG totals. Laf is just 3 years younger and hasn't done much.
Rumor: Benning has green light to make a trade and is working the phones. Trying to fix "chemistry"
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That would be Zibanejad trade 2.0 for the Rangers, total steal. Pettersson isn't a superstar yet but he's still a very good young player capable of 30+ goals every year in his prime along with near PPG totals. Laf is just 3 years younger and hasn't done much.
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well, its actually pretty close id say.
Laf has better pedigree, but hasnt proven it yet.
Noone recently outproduced EP in first 2 years but McD and Matthews, of course he's slumping bigtime with this junior jinx, or whatever it is.
Problem is it doesnt work positionally for the Canucks. EP is (should be) that 1st line C every team desperately needs, and a top2 C of Horvat-Miller is just not as sexy.
I would reluctantly pass as a Canucks fan, but this is the most value ive seen in an EP proposal.
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When your name is JT Miller, you play all 3 forward positions, your cap hit is $5.25 per year and your stats are
| 2019-20 |  Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 11 | 47 | | | PLAYOFFS | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 15 | 31 | 46 | -7 | 43 | | | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 8 | | |
Miller also pk's, takes the second most faceoffs on the team and has a 56.8% win percentage.
This is by no means a slight on Guentzal, but I still wouldn't have the interest in a 1 for 1 swap. As I said in my original post I value the positional flexibility, the style of play (he's more physical, a skilled grinder). He moves around the line up allowing for line mis-matches, he's top 6 center depth. THere are a lot of reasons I wouldn't make that deal. Pacing for 40 goals is great but goals are one aspect of the game, and since scoring isn't a weakness of Millers so far as a Canuck I wouldn't want to lose the other attributes in order to add goals but sacrifice in other areas
Does that man’s neck just become his mouth?Well run team with a beauty of a GM
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No interest in trading our ppg C/W signed for 2 seasons for a player that is less productive, less positional flexibility and in need of a new (bigger) contract after this season. Not a good deal for the Canucks at all.
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I can appreciate why you'd want to keep Miller, but for those same reasons, if Canucks do blow things up, he's one of the first people that people are going to ask about. The question becomes, what will the Canucks do? Try and "Fix the Chemistry", or do some sort of rebuild, moving out guys 27 and older... maybe even 25 and older... You would hope, that if they opt for the rebuild of some sorts (and you hope they do), that they'd put someone competent in charge to do it.
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Sure, I shutter at the thought that the brain trust that has built this current team could make trades to fix chemistry, but trading away a player for a lesser player and nothing else isn't the way to fix the Canucks. Here take our better player for your lesser player, that needs a new contract that will be higher than the better players we are trading away...wait a minute, Jim is that you?
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If you are trading Miller, it's for futures... prospects or picks... It's for a rebuild. No chance you'd make a trade for Fiala alone. Fiala and Jack McBain for example, might be worth looking at.
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I didn't hear the interview so I may be completely wrong, but Taj is a well known shit disturber who'll twist whatever words he can to further his own agenda. I'll take his word as a grain of salt until I see an exact Friedman quote.
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Benning doesn't have the balls to make a trade that will fix team chemistry. Why should he? His job is relatively secure and why take a chance on a blockbuster trade that could blow up in his face? Better to do nothing and hope for the best.
Sorry Canuck fans... what you see, with the exception of a few possible minor changes, is what you get.
Sorry Canuck fans... what you see, with the exception of a few possible minor changes, is what you get.
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a 3rd or 4th would be nice but Halak has a NMC and bonuses for next year
