Player Discussion What should the Canucks do with Miller and Pettersson?

[Bobby9]

Its a complete lose lose for both players if only one of them is traded.

Its extremely difficult to have 2 high end centers in the NHL especially in their primes. Whoever is left will always be remembered or spoken of as the guy who couldn't get along with the other one for the well being of the team.

Imagine we trade either of them and the team misses the playoffs for 1-2-3 years or its evident to everybody we're missing another C. It will be years of questions, what if's and general exhausting dialogue for the one still around.

Its a total nightmare for both of them tbh.

 

[VanJack]

We still have no idea why Miller took his leave of absence earlier this season. Some of the NHL clubs bidding for his services might know what happened. But I doubt it.

So the sad reality is that 'risk averse' teams are going to try and steal this player for cents on the dollar.

The Canucks will likely only get a meagre return, and will probably end up having to eat a large chunk of the remaining seasons on Miller's contract.

It really is shaping up as a 'lose-lose' proposition.

 

[Icebreakers]

Necas was the perfect trade with Pettersson imo. Even a 1 for 1 is better than whats floating around out there.

Theres not another player you can get back with that type of ceiling.

Necas is 25 years old and even his new contract you pay him 9-10 million wouldnt be that bad. Necas also will replace Petterssons production moving forward. Yes, he doesnt play defence really, but you can work around it.

He also plays an exciting brand of hockey with his skating and play making ability aka marketable.

 

[Ernie]

Necas was the perfect trade with Pettersson imo. Even a 1 for 1 is better than whats floating around out there.

Theres not another player you can get back with that type of ceiling.

Necas is 25 years old and even his new contract you pay him 9-10 million wouldnt be that bad. Necas also will replace Petterssons production moving forward. Yes, he doesnt play defence really, but you can work around it.

He also plays an exciting brand of hockey with his skating and play making ability aka marketable.

Tocchet would snuff all of that out of him. I don't know why management would target this player unless they don't see this coach as a long term fit.

 

[Ernie]

We still have no idea why Miller took his leave of absence earlier this season. Some of the NHL clubs bidding for his services might know what happened. But I doubt it.

So the sad reality is that 'risk averse' teams are going to try and steal this player for cents on the dollar.

The Canucks will likely only get a meagre return, and will probably end up having to eat a large chunk of the remaining seasons on Miller's contract.

It really is shaping up as a 'lose-lose' proposition.

Friedman was making comments when Miller came back about how both players need to "bend" so their differences were clearly part of it.

Don't really want to get into it too much but it's quite something that Miller came back from an unprecedented 10 game leave of absence and clearly didn't try to "bend" at all.

 

[Bobby9]

Necas was the perfect trade with Pettersson imo. Even a 1 for 1 is better than whats floating around out there.

Theres not another player you can get back with that type of ceiling.

Necas is 25 years old and even his new contract you pay him 9-10 million wouldnt be that bad. Necas also will replace Petterssons production moving forward. Yes, he doesnt play defence really, but you can work around it.

He also plays an exciting brand of hockey with his skating and play making ability aka marketable.

Tage is better and signed

Would prefer him

 

[Icebreakers]

Tage is better and signed

Would prefer him

Obviously he wouldnt be available.

 

[Regal]

We still have no idea why Miller took his leave of absence earlier this season. Some of the NHL clubs bidding for his services might know what happened. But I doubt it.

So the sad reality is that 'risk averse' teams are going to try and steal this player for cents on the dollar.

The Canucks will likely only get a meagre return, and will probably end up having to eat a large chunk of the remaining seasons on Miller's contract.

It really is shaping up as a 'lose-lose' proposition.

If the Canucks get a meagre return AND eat part of the contract, Rutherford and Allvin need to be fired. Even Karlsson at 10 million got a decent return

 

[xtr3m]