- Sportsnet veut JT Miller à Toronto...
- OUIN...
- Disons que les Red Wings, les Sénateurs et les Devils ont plus de chances...
- Plus de MUNITIONS et plus d'espace sur la masse..
- Pour convaincre les Canucks...
The cap-crunched Vancouver Canucks will not be able to satisfy core forwards Miller, Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser — all of whom are due for a long-term financial commitment before the 2023-24 season starts.
So, it was not entirely shocking to hear Nick Kypreos drop word Friday that GM Patrik Allvin is listening to offers on Miller, who has no trade protection and one year remaining at a friendly $5.25-million cap hit.
Top-10 scorers don’t hit the market every day. Miller, 29, finished ninth overall in scoring with a career-best 32 goals and 99 points.
Vancouver is said to be searching for young (i.e., not-so-costly) talent in return for the only Canuck who landed on a Hart ballot.
The Leafs do have young assets with value, though. Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren at the NHL level, Nick Robertson and some other prospects on the rise. Vancouver native Alexander Kerfoot and Justin Holl would be candidates to help balance the books on this purely hypothetical deal. (Maybe the Canucks can toss in Luke Schenn as well.)
Yes, A Miller trade would pose a great risk. And there is less urgency for the trading partner to get this done quickly. Miller could always be a mid-season rental, whereas Boeser needs a contract this summer.
All that said, with Dubas facing the most pressured season of his career, how do you at least not explore a fit for a forward that addresses your needs right now?