As long as all three were on a scaling Fiala return level(scaling as in Boeser probably slightly less but Horvat and miller more) or better it’s definitely worth it still.
Miller and oel is going to be much worse than Seguin and Benn, might even be as bad as Suter and Parise. Suter and Parise might have cost the Wild a cup too.
The problem is that there aren’t many teams in a position to make a good offer for a top line player given that most of the teams are capped out, even though they’re middle of the pack. Supply far out ripped demand, hence the reason Pacioretty gets traded for peanuts. Also, Fiala was coming off of 33goal 85point season and only returned a pick and a prospect.
Horvat and Miller may have gotten that but I’m not sure that’s enough to go in a full rebuild. Management would have to sell a full rebuild to the likes of Pettersson, Hughes, and Demko if they want them to stick around. I suspect they’d need to show a decent haul in return for trading three of their best players to make a convincing argument that they could rebuild reasonably quickly.
Bottom line is that the Canucks are kind of stuck in no man’s land this summer partly if their own making and partly due to circumstances.
I was onboard with trading one or two high end pieces to perhaps take a step back in order to fix glaring issues on blue line, restock the prospect pool, and give them some cap flexibility. But clearly the price wasn’t there to make it all work under the premise that the front office tried to make some trades, which I believe was true through most of the summer.