Confirmed with Link: JT Miller traded to NYR for Chytil, Mancini, 1st round pick (protected)

[Larrybiv]

I like Fil but the problem with Fil is he needs to be wrapped up in bubble wrap and have fragile stamped on his forehead. Now what good is having a man made of glass going to do us. I wish him the best but feel Chytil plus Mancini for JT Miller plus Jackson Dorrington and Erik Brannstrom and giving up a 1st round pick is a good trade for us.

It's a good trade for Vancouver considering all the turmoil, BUT if only Filip ends up having a long career (or whatever contract he gets) , otherwise thhhhhhis seems to me an act of "paranoia" and maybe, just maybe the FO know a LOT more than is being let on.
In other words, you have a 6 in the hole with an ACE showing. Looks good, but it's still a gamble.

 

[noncents]

I'm not a fan of having to nurture confidence in people. I prefer people who are even or aggressive and are internally driven. The ones you have to aid to lift their confidence can just as easily have their confidence fall on changes of circumstance or external support. Not a fan when external influences can sway a person like that.

i'm not really into diving into the psychological makeup you prefer. I also don't think it's germane beyond what you said, that you like Chytil.

Here's what I see as relevant. The Rangers drafted him. They made an investment, in the form of significant draft capital, and then were either unable or unwilling to make good on that investment with the necessary coaching, encouragement, or as you put it, "nurturing." Unable or unwilling to maximize the output of not just the player but also the person. Which is worse, i'm not sure.

It's not like they get anything out of taking the same hard line you espoused, right? They just hurt themselves in the end - devaluing the asset faster than a 2025 polestar. it's just not what a smart modern organization does. even if kakko doesn't matter anymore, the mechanism behind his faltering here absolutely matters.

 

[gabevh3]

I just read this somewhere. Apparently a Canucks practice got really heated towards the tail end of October. EP and JT slashing each other and it ended with a fight between them......and after that nothing but bad blood.

No wonder Mika is a changed player now... doesn't want it to get to that lol reminds me when messier choked/ confronted some teammate at a bar... forgot who he was.

Quick send JT and our 3rd rounder we got for Kakko to Winnipeg for Namestnikov.

But we will have to add Fox