Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] F J.T. Miller re-signs in Vancouver (7 years, $8M AAV)

[bringbacktheskate604]

Someone should check on that urban guy. His whole life revolved around trading JT.

 

[M2Beezy]

So much for all those Rangers fans offers of Schnieder and multiple firsts lol

 

[JKG33]

That's a steal of a contract, especially compared to Kadri's

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Were we going to sign a UFA defender?

Or are we stuck never considering a trade ever again?

Also, Benn is some how more expensive, and Miller didn't kick it into high gear until after Benn would have. There's a risk, but this is on the lower side of what I was expecting to see.

We weren’t going to sign a UFA defender this year but signing JT Miller who is at the peak of his career for sure to this type of a contract for a team that’s not close to a cup is a horrible move when you considered the missed opportunity of potential assets you could have received for him. JT isn’t getting traded - this extension confirmed that. He was the prime candidate for a trade and made the most sense to move by far. We have no defensemen in the pipeline that you can even reasonably expect to be a difference maker. Look at the right side of our defensive corps lol this has effectively made it so the next 6 years we’re stuck in the worst position a team can be in - not bad enough to be a lottery team, not good enough to be a contender.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Given his production and versatility this is a good deal for the nucks. If his production dips a bit, still good.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Yes.

Maybe.

 

[Canuck Luck]

Very fair deal. Queue the garland trade rumours

 

[Cogburn]

Motherf*!@#$%^&*

I wanted him traded to Pittsburgh

Does VAN have something else up their sleeve? Will be be cap compliant next year between this extension and Horvat's forthcoming new deal?

This has 0 effect on Horvat, as we have 15 million, likely more if Poolman LTIRetires, to sign Horvat, Kuzmenko and Hoglander. Maybe Schenn or Dermott. Plus Pittsburgh doesn't have the pieces we'd want, based on every trade proposal discussed since Marino left.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Oh wow, that’s gonna make his trade value even better.

 

[BWJM]

Making 2m per more than Loui the great made.

 

[RandV]

This was very unexpected after all the Miller trade rumors.

Atleast this extension shall put the rumors to rest permanently.

The Miller trade rumors were probably contigent on Miller asking for $9-10M per year. If he came down to Vancouvers price it makes sense that they sign him instead.

 

[leafsfan5]

We're all winners here for not having to be subjected to another JT Miller trade thread

 

[Canucks LB]

Making 2m per more than Loui the great made.

He’s also four times the player

 

[TheScandal89]

I heard the news on Tim and Friends, with Tim on vacation, and the 2 people on it were bashing it, then after the commercial break they changed their tune. I guess the people in the studio had a talk with them

 

[Paradise Circus]

besides the broken record "this wont age well" comments - nothing really to cry about here

good move

 

[LuLover96]

For those saying this is a bad deal, why doesn’t this have a good chance to age well? JT came into the league in a sheltered role until he was traded here, where he broke out. I see him being a PPG player for at least 2-3 more years, then settling to 60+ points over the next couple years. By the time he’s not the same player, the cap should be much higher than it is now. Plus, it’s a much lower AAV, which bodes well for resigning Petey in a couple years to a respectable number. Compare this to the Situation in Toronto, where top guys are paid amongst the highest in the league.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

i don't think it'll be nearly as bad as Jamie's. Miller doesn't have a lot of miles/minutes on his body and his offense comes from really good in-zone play

but yes, directionally speaking, this is very questionable

I say similar to Jamie’s in the sense that players like Miller just generally do not age well. There are exceptions, but I’m going to go ahead and think of it as Miller won’t be any different from the majority.

The direction is the part I’m more concerned with.

 

[wonton15]

It's a fair deal and will be good for the first 3-4 years. The window was always the Demko contract tbh and management saw this.

Now we have to trade Garland/Myers and fix the RHD...

 

[BoHorvat 53]

I think it's a fair deal as a rival fan.

This is now the norm for keeping your high end 29/30/31 year old players.

The issue is we didn’t need this fair deal - we aren’t even close to being a contender yet this move would suggest otherwise

 

[RangerDoggo]

After our off-season effectively ended with signing Bratt, I didn’t think Fitz was going to bite on JT. But this gets it out of my mind completely.

As for Vancouver? With that term and AAV, it’s like Benning never left.

 

[DamonDRW]

Now he will gradually become a problem for Vancouver. Very similar signings this year to those in 2016. Ladd, Okposo, Lucic, etc.

 

[canadianmagpie]

The true winners are all of us with the JT Miller threads stopping once and for all.

 

[Cogburn]

We weren’t going to sign a UFA defender this year but signing JT Miller who is at the peak of his career for sure to this type of a contract for a team that’s not close to a cup is a horrible move when you considered the missed opportunity of potential assets you could have received for him. JT isn’t getting traded - this extension confirmed that. He was the prime candidate for a trade and made the most sense to move by far. We have no defensemen in the pipeline that you can even reasonably expect to be a difference maker. Look at the right side of our defensive corps lol this has effectively made it so the next 6 years we’re stuck in the worst position a team can be in - not bad enough to be a lottery team, not good enough to be a contender.

This doesn't mean we're stuck at all. We're right where we would be anyway, with Miller locked up long term, instead of taking a crap proposal and using cap space which....we still aren't hurting for yet (next year we have 15+ million, more with Poolman on LTIR).

I'd rather have had news of a trade for a defender, but this isn't bad news.

Also, is this 7 years at 8 million, or 8 years at 7 million, different sources are saying different things.

 

[Peen]

I say similar to Jamie’s in the sense that players like Miller just generally do not age well. There are exceptions, but I’m going to go ahead and think of it as Miller won’t be any different from the majority.

The direction is the part I’m more concerned with.

I have much more fear with how north/south Bo is going to age, even given the younger age at contract expiry (28). Would be very weary going to anything near the total figures JT got with Bo.

 

[BayStBullies]

There you have it. I've been saying in all of these threads to just keep him and was blasted for it.