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Originally Posted by transplant99
90 pt C's are easier to find than top 4 D? (his avg as a Canuck if i heard correctly)
Not arguing they shouldnt have traded Miller, because there was really no other option.
But to suggest he is easier to replace than a 2nd pairing D.....is pure spin.
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I don't think you're wrong. But the Miller (and or Petterson) trade had to happen for some reason. Like I think there was more going on behind the scenes than the players were letting on. We've seen it with the Flames where cliques are formed, and it's not always terrible, but it sounds like the Canucks version was actually terrible.
I actually think this is pretty fair value for both the player and the team. Marcus Petterson could have gotten some better offers on the open market, but probably not by a huge amount. The Canucks got someone to settle there second pairing down so that they don't look like amateurs every night.
Overall, and years later I think they probably should have tried to hang on to Chris Tanev.