Quoting: Victor24
I can't watch every game (on the East Coast) but I watch what I can and all the highlights.
The ask for Boeser is a 2nd and B, the get will be less. He is 1 dimensional and had a bad year.
Miller is a 2nd line center, true. Guentzel is a first line LW. One is more valuable than the other. I vehemently disagree with Miller's future. He is no Pavelski or Thorton. He has NO two way game. He hits and scores. A fine player but not one that ages well. He will be a 3rd C in 3 years while Guentzel is still a 1st LW. In 6 years Miller will be a healthy scratch while Guentzel might still be a 1st LW. And, don't give me the "they pay for who a player is now". That only works for terrible GMs who are about to lose their jobs.
Demko might be a great goalie but he has more than 40 starts ONCE. He has two great playoffs but we know how that worked for the great Matt Murray.
None of those guys are worth as much as you think. Sorry.
Thats the ask, if you want him thats how much you pay, you dont go to a restaurant and be like "I dont really like the salmon, I'm not going to pay that much." you pay the price or you dont get the guy, its that simple.
Centres are more valuable than wingers, thats fine you disagree with miller's future, and yes he struggled defensively at the start of the season, but you didn't see that he had selke votes last year? Dont get me wrong he had some BAD mistakes that cost the Canucks at the beginning of the year, but that isn't full time JTM, he was a great 2 way player for the back half the year. Also bold of you to assume that Guentzel is immune to becoming a healthy scratch, he could very easily have a worse trajectory than you proposed, and also JTM can play the wing, and unlike Guentzel has a 99 point season under his belt and has scored 299 points in the last 4 seasons (1.06ppg), where as Guentzel has 257 points over that span (1.03ppg). As well Miller has missed far fewer games and can play a physical style, something from my watching (and stats telling me) Guentzel doesnt do as much of.
Demko has actually only played in 1 playoff series, and yet again, he is young, and was 1B his first year (markstrom) then covid hit where he was 1A in the covid year (Holtby) and then the bonefide starter for the last 2 years where he was injured this one. Yes he hasnt played more than 40 in a season, thats because there was covid, and there was a shortened season then he did it then he was injured.
It looks like the fit isnt there, you guys arent able to offer up the assets we need to part with these pieces.