Overpaying for someone that only helps the Canucks going from bad to somewhat average isn't exactly a brilliant trade. He is either gone or overpaid by the time the Canucks might actually be half decent.
Best thing the Canucks could do now is to trade him again - as value is high. Sad, but true in my opinion.
I'm cringing. So much speculation and random BS that's posted as if it's fact. It's incredible.
Let's start with some pure speculation which for some unknown reason, is taken as 100% unadulterated fact. "Overpaying" - because every poster on HF (specifically HF Canucks posters who happen to just be the best insiders on the planet!) is an insider who knows what other teams were offering, what Tampa wanted, and want Vancouver was offering. They just know it all. It also plays on the ridiculous assertion that was magically prevalent in the Canucks board at the time of the trade. The idea that he was a "decent middle 6er." Because decent middle 6 players have b2b seasons of 56 and 58 points. Those players just grow on trees. Every team has decent middle 6ers who are nearly 60 point players!
Then this random philosophy that yet again HF Canucks posters cling on to as an attempt to not allow themselves to say "Benning made a good move." The horror that would be. The philosophy being "Oh well they're not a good team, they can't make trades to improve the team! What's the point??? You're only allowed to make moves when you magically become a good team!"
According to you the Canucks should not try to get better. They should continue to lose and stockpile talent through high draft picks! Like the successful Oilers formula! Spend 10+ years, drafting first overall, getting a generational talent! It's the only way to improve! I mean look at the Oil-..oh wait look at the Oilers v2, the New Jer-.....The proof is in the pudding. You HAVE to lose lose lose and go out of your way to do so, never dare try to improve the team.
According to you, the Canucks might as well tank forever. Because why ever make a trade to improve the team if all it does is make them "mediocre." You definitely can't make a move here, a move there, a good draft pick here and there...a bunch of different moves over time that add up to being a good team. There's no such thing as building a team. Nope. Never do it..just get good overnight. I mean there's no good teams that always draft late. There's no good teams that miss of first round picks. Look at the Bruins! Blues! Caps! They had to draft high a bunch! They never famously missed on first round picks. They can't improve by drafting well regardless of where they draft! That's not allowed according to me!!!
Better off trading Miller. His 31 points in 30 games is of no use. His 5m+ salary is soon going to be overpaid. He has done nothing to help this team be "somewhat average." 4th most goals scored in the league, pretty average I'd say.
If that’s the case we having bigger problems than JT Miller
