San Jose offered a top-10 pick for Ryan Miller in the summer of 2015

[Ryan Miller*]

A young moderator on HF Vancouver (WTG) is claiming insider information that San Jose offered a top-10 pick for a 35-year old Ryan Miller coming off a season where he split playoff starts with Eddie Lack.

The Ryan Miller for a 9th overall pick, does seem to have some legs under it by official Canucks press journalist.

What a bombshell! Unprecedented value for a 35-year old goalie! What would have been the reaction to this trade at the time? Would Doug Wilson have been run out of town? And Jim Benning celebrated for extracting a top-10 pick out of signing an aging goalie the offseason prior?

Curious also about reaction from San Jose fans given the very good goaltending a much younger Martin Jones has provided for the team since this summer. Does this rumour make any sense to you?

PS I have my doubts as to the veracity of the rumour, but HF Van's stellar moderation team has ratified it as truth according to a Canucks Army.

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[PepsiMayWest]

If true I'd say San Jose dodged a bullet on that one...

 

[DearDiary]

I doubt he was the main piece. Most likely Elite player + Miller

 

[Ainec]

okay

 

[CanuckGame39]

I call BS.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

I doubt he was the main piece. Most likely Elite player + Miller

Did Vancouver have any elite players in 2015?

 

[WTG]

A young moderator on HF Vancouver (WTG) is claiming insider information that San Jose offered a top-10 pick for a 35-year old Ryan Miller coming off a season where he split playoff starts with Eddie Lack.

I am not claiming anything....

I'm not the one with a source, Canucks army claims to have a source...

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Doubt it, Vancouver would of accepted that

 

[PunkRockLocke]

Hard to imagine the Canucks turning that trade down...

Although it is Aquilini, Linden, and Benning. They probably thought we were going to win the cup in 2015-2016

 

[Bizz]

DW has targeted Miller before, but I doubt 9th OA in 2015 was ever on the table.

 

[CRDragon]

We all knew there was interest in Ryan Miller that year, but he was not going to be dealt because Benning had a mandate to make a run for the playoffs. Wouldn't be surprised if this rumour is true and disappointed we didn't make the deal there and then.

 

[Ainec]

HigginsBro was the source

 

[Helistin]

I heard it was Miller for 5 first rounders. This was confirmed to me by a leprechaun in a dream I had a fortnight ago.

 

[Joey Moss]

If that was offered it would've happened.

It was never offered.

 

[Askel]

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The rumor is from Canucks Army, not from WTG.

 

[Ryan Miller*]

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The rumor is from Canucks Army, not from WTG.

Yes, but young moderator WTF confirmed via highly confidential Twitter DM between two nobodies that press-credentialed blogger J.D. Burke authorized the story via a source in the Canucks organization.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Yes, but young moderator WTF confirmed via highly confidential Twitter DM between two nobodies that press-credentialed blogger J.D. Burke authorized the story via a source in the Canucks organization.

LOL

What happened was I dug up the story that was written in November 2016, where I remembered reading that Benning turned down the 9th overall pick for Ryan Miller. I reached out to the author of the article to get confirmation on this, and he shared with me that his editor had been told that the 9th overall pick was on the table for Ryan Miller, and that he could print it in his article. I shared that DM from the author with a moderator on this board.

CanucksArmy is an organization that has covered the Vancouver Canucks for several years, and have their own press credentials with the team. This isn't a nobody nothing organization like you're trying to make it out to be. Furthermore, the editor who received this tidbit, JD Burke, also does work with TSN1040.

 

[Regal]

Probably would have taken someone like Crouse anyway

 

[DustyMartellaughs]

The deal fell through when San Jose refused to accept both Miller and Benning's usual bonus coupon of the Canucks' second rounder.

 

[Askel]

Yes, but young moderator WTF confirmed via highly confidential Twitter DM between two nobodies that press-credentialed blogger J.D. Burke authorized the story via a source in the Canucks organization.

What a joke of a post, you admit that you lied in the OP then you call Canucks Army a nothing site when it has press credentials. All while attacking WTG:s age. This is a new low even for you

 

[y2kcanucks]

Probably would have taken someone like Crouse anyway

The reason I investigated this a bit more was because Laurence Gilman yesterday was on TSN1040 mentioning that the Canucks had Matt Barzal ranked high in the 2015 draft, so I wouldn't at all be surprised if Barzal would have been a Canuck if Benning didn't reject this deal.

 

[Ceremony]

I love it when team board squabbling leaks out here for us all to see

 

[Regal]

The reason I investigated this a bit more was because Laurence Gilman yesterday was on TSN1040 mentioning that the Canucks had Matt Barzal ranked high in the 2015 draft, so I wouldn't at all be surprised if Barzal would have been a Canuck if Benning didn't reject this deal.

Yea, I feel like I vaguely remember some suggestions they were high on him leading up to that draft but that he'd likely go too early, as he did. Would have been a huge draft to help make up for the year before.

 

[firstemperor]

There's just no chance I could believe that rumour. I could have seen it when he was still a Sabre...

 

[StreetHawk]

What was SJ's cap situation going into 15-16 where they could afford $6 million for Miller?

They were able to acquire Jones from Boston for a 2016 first during the week of the 2015 draft.

It would have been an absolutely stupid deal from the sharks POV to even consider that.

Given how bad a move this would have been for SJ, I give no credence to this rumour.