Sky04
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Have you looked closer at their numbers? Miller was 82gp 23g 35a 58p and Johnson was 81gp 21g 29a 50p. Looks like Miller is the better producer right? 5ake away PP goals and points and you have Miller 12g 28a 40p while Johnson 17g 20a 37p. So Miller put up more points but Johnson was the better goal scorer. Johnson was a 2nd liner all year while Miller was getting top line minutes at least here. Namestnikov showed that you can get very good production no matter who you put next to Stamkos and Kucherov. Do we really need Miller at 5mil in that spot?
How did I list two Johnson replacements when neither of them are right handed? They can play their off wing but both are more natural LW. They are Miller replacements. We can leverage Miller as a center just as easily as Johnson. It's also highly likely that Miller will be making more than Johnson at 5mil. The thing Miller has on Johnson is size, we got guys like Katchouk, Raddysh or Volkov who can play a similar game to Miller. Also Miller sucked hard in the playoffs. Johnson didn't have his best playoffs but he has a far superior track record than Miller who goes ghost once the playoffs come around.
Cause all of those 82 games were played in the same situation right? Miller on a full year in Tampa will easily outproduce Johnson while being more of a factor. Johnson was a 2nd liner for good reason, he also had time on the first line and got moved off of it, you talk like you can insert anyone in there and they'd see a 20pt increase.
Do we need Miller at 5m at that spot? No, we also don't need Johnson at 5m to play on the 2nd/3rd line either which was the point of this. I'd rather have Miller who's younger, more versatile and brings a different element then Johnson who we already have 2 better versions of in Point and Gourde already on the roster.
Does Miller have replacements possibly down the line? Sure, Johnson already has replacements right now already here.