Miller's not really all that bad defensively for the most part from what I've seen. He definitely has a tendency to give up on plays when he gets frustrated by a missed call or something, especially in OT, but he's competent positionally and doesn't get walked and he's big enough to move guys. It's just that the Canucks entire team, pretty much, was a tire fire for the first half of the season and then slightly above average in that department under Boudreau. That was very obvious on the PK, which under Green was the worst in the history of the NHL and then under Boudreau was like... 11th? That being said this iteration of the Canucks has never been anything but weak defensively; it's a poorly constructed roster.
Kadri is clearly the better 5v5 player based on last season, but for me the question is really about how long each guy can keep their level up before age catches up with them.
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