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Troy_the_Worst

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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 15, 2023 at 3:48 a.m.
Thread: JT incoming
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Troy_the_Worst</b></div><div>Miller is better on wing, imo. Plus Guys like JT Miller generally fall off a cliff between 32-34. That contract is cap death in waiting.

If that contract isn’t an potential issue and Miller is going to stay productive for most of it, Vancouver shouldn’t have an issue moving it… but why would they want to if it’s solid deal. I thought they still want to win now.</div></div>

From what I heard he is best playing on the wing. Miller definitely has the potential to fall off like most players at 32, so like I was saying it's not worth it for CBJ or Pittsburgh (who has an aging core) to take on that contract. If it's after 34 that he falls off, then they are just stuck with 3-years. Miller is already slow but he's still producing, but the league is getting faster year after year, so I wouldn't be surprised if he falls off after 3-years. The part that I don't really get is why Vancouver fans want to move him in the first place, he's their 3rd best player currently and is set to become the 2nd highest paid player after this year, but they don't need to wait about Hughes until year 5 of Miller's contract. They do have a big contract in OEL that is already looking bad w and overlaps with the first 4-years of Miller's deal. Kuzmenko is likely to get a big deal that overlaps with years 3-7. Podkolzin and Hoglander don't look like they are going to be getting paid any time soon. Hronek likely gets a 2M raise at most and would be signed through his best years.

Long story short, they can afford for that Miller contract to go bad. They should just buyout OEL in 2024 or 2025 (better to delay to 2025 if possible) to freeing up 3.2-3.5m in those last 2-years of his contract.