Quoting: BigShoots
Miller is twice the player Garland is, though Garland is decent he isn't actually fast as you say, he's more shifty with tight turns.
by twice the player you mean he plays more physical. Like I said, the caps already have that. He's not bringing anything to the team that they don't already have.
As for being shifty, that's like 75% of the speed in the NHL, What I call the win the first 5 steps.
Most foot races in the NHL are not over 20 feet. If you win the first 5 steps, you win the foot race.
That's why guys like Stutzle look so fast. They win the first 5 feet. And guys like Byfield look so damn slow, he can't get moving.
WSH needs more speed. They need to win those 20 foot battles chipping the puck up ice etc. Miller isn't adding that anymore than what they have.
If they want someone to go hit someone, they'll just send WIlson and Mantha out there to do that. But they don't have guys who can pressure up ice.