Third or fourth TB fan to say the same in response to this, so what can I say. For the handful of games I've seen in TB in the regular season, I'm just not impressed if he's not the PP, and it looks like he's been bumped to the bottom 6, out of place when I watched him. Maybe the majority of other games hes' been good/great/played well/deserving of the contract.
I still think the acquiring team will be disappointed with his production if he's traded.
He's in the bottom-six through no fault of his own. We've found magic in Johnson-Point-Kucherov, and Stamkos is working well with Palat and Gourde.
I think maybe it's more about expectations. We didn't expect Miller to be a star player. If he gets us 50 points, we're pretty happy, especially given his role. We don't depend on him for a whole lot of goals. It doesn't seem like that was the case in NY, so he was a source of disappointment, whereas, for us, everything he gives is like a bonus.
Although, again, I'll give you guys credit for accurately predicting his playoff performance.