Speculation: J.T. Miller for Kevin Fiala +

[TeddyBare]

trading the teams leading scorer is peak benning

 

[Sky04]

There's no add to Fiala to get Miller.

Of course there is, Miller is better.

 

[TBF1972]

1st line PPG player for 2nd line player (roughly .75 PPG player)
#2/3 Dman for a #4/5

seems fair to me

unfortunately the #4/5 dman is paid like #2 for this and two more seasons and has therefore negative value.

 

[rypper]

Trading one of the teams most valuable pieces and not addressing any of the team's weaknesses... seems smart.

 

[Nharris31]

Nothing is confirmed this is bill Guerin doing is job calling and asking about Jt Miller

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Doesn't Fiala play with Kaprizov, Eriksson ek, etc. on the top pp unit?

For 3 minutes per game, yes. On a horrifically structured power play. The other 14? Not so much.

 

[keppel146]

I would be surprised if Minnesota parted with their 1st round pick in this years draft, if I were Benning I would target one of their defensive prospects maybe Lambos or O’Rourke.

I’ve heard that Benning was asking about the availability of Swedish RD Filip Johansson though, so a pick may also be in play since Johansson isn’t as well known or coveted as Lambos, O’Rourke or even Daemon Hunt.

I could see Hunt or maybe O’Rourke, but Lambos is not getting traded

 

[Canuck86]

trading the teams leading scorer is peak benning

It would actually be the best move for the team considering where we stand right now. But he doesn't trade players when they hold good value, he lets them walk for free.

Trading JT would be RETOOL on the fly 3.0 for the Canucks, but it would be the best move the team could make to help them out down the road by bringing in assets to fit with their core aged players...takes a S M R T GM to make that kind of move though. Canucks have a D M B GM tho, who after a dreadful season decided to keep same coach...

 

[Bettman Returnz]

I like fiala, have nothing against him. However, doesn’t make sense to trade Miller for him. Canucks need RHD and/or a Swiss Army knife that can take draws too.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

I like fiala, have nothing against him. However, doesn’t make sense to trade Miller for him. Canucks need RHD and/or a Swiss Army knife that can take draws too.

Mats Zuccarello has a quality FO percentage if you would like that. his veteran leadership has been toted for quite some time now since his ranger days!

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

Miller is apparently not on the ice for practice today.
Brendan Batchelor
@BatchHockey
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3m
JT Miller is not on the ice for #Canucks practice in Pittsburgh.

 

[Throwback]

Miller is apparently not on the ice for practice today.
Brendan Batchelor
@BatchHockey
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3m
JT Miller is not on the ice for #Canucks practice in Pittsburgh.

Could be maintenance day since he's banged up, but we'll see.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

Could be maintenance day since he's banged up, but we'll see.

why do you have to be so logical?

 

[Throwback]

why do you have to be so logical?

Healthy scratch to send a message would probably be more likely at this point.

 

[iFan]

I have nothing against Fiala but it really doesn’t make sense for the Canucks, we have Boeser that needs to be re-signed as well. Fiala doesn’t fill any holes for us and I’d rather have Miller than Fiala.

 

[Boondock]

Wild have guy who can take face-offs and is good. Yeah, fiala plays on power play, and pk

Fiala has averaged 14 seconds a game on the PK over the past 3 seasons.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

Fiala has averaged 14 seconds a game on the PK over the past 3 seasons.

he didnt start playing regular pk till this season.

 

[Siludin]

Miller for Dumba would be interesting.

 

[Boondock]

he didnt start playing regular pk till this season.

41 seconds a game

 

[iFan]

It would actually be the best move for the team considering where we stand right now. But he doesn't trade players when they hold good value, he lets them walk for free.

Trading JT would be RETOOL on the fly 3.0 for the Canucks, but it would be the best move the team could make to help them out down the road by bringing in assets to fit with their core aged players...takes a S M R T GM to make that kind of move though. Canucks have a D M B GM tho, who after a dreadful season decided to keep same coach...

I agree trading Miller and imo Horvat is the best move for the Canucks future but it needs to be for the right return, we need a young, big, tough shut down RD man that can be paired with Hughes. Canuck have let this rebuild drag on for 8 years! And it needs retooling… again. This retooling 3.0 is simply because of the owners not able to stomach a proper rebuild, there will like be a retooling 4.0 at this rate in 3-4 years from now too.

 

[iFan]

Miller for Dumba would be interesting.

no it wouldn’t… he’s completely the wrong target!

 

[DeagleJenkins]

41 seconds a game

not saying he is our best PK guy, but he started playing it this year after Ek-Foligno pairng and Sturm-Duhaime/Hartman.

 

[NYVanfan]

Miller for Dumba would be interesting.

as long as it also includes Fiala for Myers and Greenway for Pearson

 

[Siludin]

no it wouldn’t… he’s completely the wrong target!

All-around impact right-handed shot dman who plays the right side is an important target for this team at this time.
Pushes Myers and Hamonic down the lineup and it creates more pairing options for the likes of Ekman-Larsson/Hughes/eventually Rathbone (who I believe is down in Abbotsford only temporarily this season)

 

[heisenbergsitti]

Miller for Dumba would be interesting.

Dumba isn't available. He was also just named alternate captain