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[DeltaSwede]

People are heavily buying into media speculation without having any consideration of more reasonable or logical causes. Adding to that, a media known for throwing anything out there because they know the fan base will eat it up.

Injuries, flu bug, inconsistent play, and all of a sudden the locker room that many Canucks players call "special" is suddenly in chaos and our two star centers hate each other. We should also be firing a Jack Adams winning coach because he doesn't know what he's doing and is too passive in media scrums.

It's all so sensationalized. The truth is most likely a lot more boring and sensible.

This team will be steam rolling closer to the TDL. Hopefully they add a top 4D that can move the puck and defend well. That will unlock a lot of the things not going their way right now.

The impatience (and desperation) leads to buying into heavy and vivid speculation. Media knows the desperation in the fan base and are cashing in over and over again on people taking the bait. Now the speculation and rumors have somehow turned into the narrative and treated as fact.

 

[F A N]

The only reasons you trade Petey over Miller is that you lost faith in Petey being a 90+ point #1C and or the return allows you to better compete over the next 2 seasons.

Otherwise, you keep Petey because he's younger. The team can even afford to step back and retool for 2 years with Petey. With Miller you're wasting what's left of his prime.

I assume Petey can garner a greater return than Miller and from more teams. We're much more likely to be able to acquire a youngish 2C + asset(s) for Petey than for Miller.

 

[quat]

I understand the scenario is presented in such a way one has to choose one player over the other, but what the org needs to do is make it work with both players.

I find it difficult to believe that the Canucks can't work this out without trading one of Petey or JT or firing the coach.

You'd need an incredible amount of luck to turn Miller into something equally as productive in a trade, and with Pettersson, you're just not going to do that, period.

The Canucks have enough going against them trying to overcome previous organization killing moves without having to remove one of your best players because they're each feeling fussy in their own particular way.

They're both paid out the wazoo to play at the highest level, so how about continuing to do that?

As for an opinion on the topic, you trade Miller and then see where it goes from there. Neither Miller or Pettersson are overpaid in principal, but I'd say you're harming yourself more by trading Petey at this juncture.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

For the sake of argument, I'll entertain choosing one even if I don't buy into all this supposed drama.

You chose whoever can't return the better package provided they aren't a hindrance to the team. If Miller's attitude is a problem beyond Pettersson but that's who he's rubbed the wrong way more than anyone else, then it really doesn't matter what the package. It's a toxic environment to keep him. Likewise, if it's Pettersson everyone else is getting fed up with.

Assuming all things equal and nobody else has a problem with either, then you put them both out there and see what's being offered. Ideally, Pettersson is the better choice due to his age and high end talent but if you get a good offer then moving off his 11.6M contract could be beneficial.

Unfortunately, with their respective play over the late year, it seems more likely Miller will command higher interest.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Seems like BS

When EP is at his worst, Miller is the only player that will pass him the puck. He will force feed him goals to get him out of slumps.

There was a full calendar year, where Hughes just downright ignored EP for his refusal to shoot. Pretty sure they were sharing a house at the time too.

 

[Bobby9]

This scenario will show more about management and their leadership skills that the two players.

Theirs lots of very successful organizations in all businesses that have staff who don’t get along but their senior management is able to make it work.

Very interesting to see what Allvin and JR can do.

 

[theguardianII]

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This scenario will show more about management and their leadership skills that the two players.

Theirs lots of very successful organizations in all businesses that have staff who don’t get along but their senior management is able to make it work.

Very interesting to see what Allvin and JR can do.

Who the F is this guy?

Teams always get rid of a cancer in the room. Those don't go away they grow and get solidify.

The two players have a very high asset levels. The returns can be very significant but then IMO Tocchet might be a problem with his desire for "boards guys" and clones of himself.
In that case any trade for players like him will be a loss for the Canucks because they won't trade for the future.

This is a team that is stuck in the mushy middle. Not enough of a winning past. No identity just a lot of very very good AHL types.
Sherwood could always hit but couldn't crack a NHL lineup but here he is a feature player due to his hits, which a lot look very late and some look like misses.

Does grow up mean just take the crud handed you and demure to another player? Bow your head?

 

[Bobby9]

Who the F is this guy?

Teams always get rid of a cancer in the room. Those don't go away they grow and get solidify.

The two players have a very high asset levels. The returns can be very significant but then IMO Tocchet might be a problem with his desire for "boards guys" and clones of himself.
In that case any trade for players like him will be a loss for the Canucks because they won't trade for the future.

This is a team that is stuck in the mushy middle. Not enough of a winning past. No identity just a lot of very very good AHL types.
Sherwood could always hit but couldn't crack a NHL lineup but here he is a feature player due to his hits, which a lot look very late and some look like misses.

Does grow up mean just take the crud handed you and demure to another player? Bow your head?

Kobe and Shaq are a perfect example. They brought in a coach that could handle personalities. Want to look up what they ended up accomplishing together?

 

[crowfish]

You 100% trade Miller. Not only has he peaked, (his career year was last season 100%) But when you factor in the weird drama he seems to bring to the locker room it's not a tough decision. First it was the Horvat / Miller stuff, then Horvat gets moved and now its Miller vs Pettersson. It's not hard to see the theme.

This team can build around Hughes/Pettersson/Demko and have a chance to contend by the time Hughes & Pettersson are in their primes. Miller at best is slightly better than Pettersson for this season & maybe next season (but probably not). Keeping Miller and trading Pettersson would be one of the biggest blunders in this franchise's history.

 

[wonton15]

Trade both, trade Hughes, tank for a few years, wait for Bedard then Celebrini to sign here as 27 year old UFAs, win cup

 

[Russian_fanatic]

This is just my 2 cents. I'm not choosing sides, but if management is at crossroads of who to choose there is an obvious answer.

Miller - Great contract, but with the way he plays the grind and tear will catch up to him. He has had problems with teammates with every team he has been on. Who is to say it stops with EP(Remember Horvat?)? What if he starts something with Hughes? I want to believe in Miller, but where there is smoke, there is fire.

EP - All things considered he is a point per game center who plays a fantastic 2 way game. He has played selke caliber defense in the past, and he has posted 100+ points (not in the same season). Consistency has been a big issue, but I do think he has been dealing with injuries. Sometimes certain injuries take awhile to come back from, look at Boeser last season. I believe in EP talent's 100%.

I do believe this relationship between EP and Miller is beyond repair. When the media starts getting involved to this level it's getting bad. It seems like they can't even play on the same line anymore... why was the lotto line broken up? They don't even play with each other for small stretches...

Sad... but EP and Hughes are still young, the window isn't closed yet, and Hughes doesn't seem like a guy to bolt on a franchise... but at the same time the locker room needs to be in sync, and we need to start producing wins, or else he will not stick around once his contract ends.

In the end I leave it to our captain Hughes, which I know management will consult him on, and he knows the lockerroom better than anyone from the media.