Speculation: Pettersson/Miller

[elitepete]

Someone take Miller please, he’s a bum.

 

[Warh1ppy]

Hey Anaheim Fans, How do you feel about Miller (possible + or retention) for McTavish and one of Warren or Luneau?

You know you'd consider it

 

[Gil Gunderson]

The decision might be made for them if the media keeps making a circus out of it. At least one will ask out.

Ideally you just keep Pettersson due to age.

 

[Drake1588]

Against a baseline of "you have to explore trading one of these guys," the spicy take isn't that "you should consider trading both of them." The spicy take is "the market for both might be so soft that it's well nigh impossible."

Pettersson is a young player who is early in a very long contract that compensates him extremely well, but whose production hasn't been better than PPG for almost 18 months now. That's rich at $11.6M/yr for the privilege (until the end of time) and carries risk. He does not have NMC/NTC protection, though his decent but only decent production might be all the NMC protection he needs.

Miller is a productive but abrasive character who is well on his way to alienating yet another room after contributing to/causing locker room issues. He is a veteran but early in a very long contract that compensates him well. He also has a full NMC until 2027 and might just be the kind of cat who tells Van management to go f*** themselves; I'm not waiving for anything; trade my nemesis instead if you want to do something.

The Canucks should work to mediate, ideally by bringing in a true leader who can do it from within the room.

 

[Diablo2020]

Even if the Rangers wanted to do that, they literally couldn’t for cap purposes. Zibanejad would have to be involved.

Rangers have 7.5 million in capspace today with 14 forwards 7 defenseman 2 goalies on the roster.

Due to some raises and whatnot, yes theyd have to make room for next season but they could add Miller for Schneider, callup Mancini and still have capspace THIS year.

So one playoff with Mika AND Miller then dump Mika in the offseason.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

Someone take Miller please, he’s a bum.

Yeah take the soft ass Swede, really did you well in terms of team success with the last two.

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Yeah take the soft ass Swede, really did you well in terms of team success with the last two.

So edgy.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

So edgy.

Nah just the truth. That hurt?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

All they need is a little team building. Maybe a team camping trip, some trust falls, skits, etc.

 

[SillyRabbit]

What is this nonsense about Miller "being kicked off" Tampa Bay?

They had to let him go because of cap issues.

Then he turned around and became a 100 point power forward two way center.

It's basically the same thing that would've happened to Carolina had they traded Necas at the deadline last season.

 

[Fjordy]

What is this nonsense about Miller "being kicked off" Tampa Bay?

They had to let him go because of cap issues.

Then he turned around and became a 100 point power forward two way center.

It's basically the same thing that would've happened to Carolina had they traded Necas at the deadline last season.

He didn't have any problems in the locker room in Tampa?

 

[TheNumber4]

He didn't have any problems in the locker room in Tampa?

I heard he always yelled at Stamkos about getting open for one timers on the PP.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

This is going to be a huge dilemma because Pettersson and Hughes share the same agent.

I think it'll end up being Miller going to the Rangers or Pettersson going to a team in need of a number-one centre.

 

[5 14 6 1]

What a gong show

 

[David71]

What is this nonsense about Miller "being kicked off" Tampa Bay?

They had to let him go because of cap issues.

Then he turned around and became a 100 point power forward two way center.

It's basically the same thing that would've happened to Carolina had they traded Necas at the deadline last season.

yeah cap issues i posted this earlier. no lockeroom issues? so overblown. what about him being traded from New york to tampa whats the reasoning?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

He didn't have any problems in the locker room in Tampa?

Nope. At least nothing outside the ordinary.

He was just a cap causality. If I recall, it was him, Johnson and Killorn were who Tampa put out there but Miller had the highest interest. Benning then paid a ransom for what was, at the time, a good offensive player with suspect defensive play.

The rest is history. One of the rare gambles of Jim Benning's that actually worked.

 

[nowhereman]

The Canucks should work to mediate, ideally by bringing in a true leader who can do it from within the room.

Short of cloning Crosby, bringing Yzerman out of retirement or resurrecting Jean Beliveau, is there anyone even capable of bringing this team together? From the outside looking in, it would appear the situation is almost untenable.

 

[TheNumber4]

Short of cloning Crosby, bringing Yzerman out of retirement or resurrecting Jean Beliveau, is there anyone even capable of bringing this team together? From the outside looking in, it would appear the situation is almost untenable.

Blake Wheeler is his name. And he’s just sitting there without a contract up for grabs. Let’s see how angry JT gets at his teammates when Blake throws his gear in the shower.

 

[SillyRabbit]

I don't think we really have the assets, the cap space etc, but if possible, I'd love Petterson on the wings. I've always wanted him.

Seider for Pettersson.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Yeah take the soft ass Swede, really did you well in terms of team success with the last two.

Yes? Being one win away from winning a Stanley Cup is literally more team success than all but ten teams in the past 15 years.