-AJ- Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Pass it to Bulis with the latest report: http://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/report-ryan-miller-likely-to-sign-in-anaheim-1.20794074?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Quote In Elliotte Friedman’s latest 30 Thoughts, he drops a minor bombshell for Canucks fans as an aside in one of his points: Ryan Miller is expected to sign with the Anaheim Ducks. That’s big news as it was reported as recently as Monday that the Canucks were still trying to re-sign Miller and had yet to turn to Plan B in the goaltending market. According to Friedman, Miller will sign with the Ducks for around $1 million, but he’s unclear if there will be any further bonuses built into the deal. Technically, those details are not supposed to be negotiated during this time anyways. Officially, free agency opens on July 1st, so no contracts will be signed or announced until then, but the current interview period allows teams and pending free agents to talk, even if “negotiating” is not supposed to occur. If this report is accurate, it seems clear that Miller cares significantly more about taking another shot at a Stanley Cup than he does money at this point in his career. At 36, Miller has yet to even appear in the Stanley Cup Finals, coming closest in his rookie season, losing in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. *See the link for more: http://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/report-ryan-miller-likely-to-sign-in-anaheim-1.20794074?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Personally, it's no surprise to me that Miller could have interest in leaving Vancouver. There's almost no incentive for him to stay here. He would be put into a 1B role and not have a chance at the playoffs, no less the Stanley Cup. I've been expecting that he'd leave for a while now, so this comes as no surprise to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 say what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrissex95 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Don't blame him at all. Good luck in Anaheim, Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 OK, plan B I guess...B as in Bernier?? Actually there are quite a few options and it would be great to see Markstrom be able to challenge for #1 or split duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 i think it means that he would be close to his wife and family. what is best for the family is more important that careers to some players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Can't blame him. I'd assume there's a tonne of bonuses and incentives built in. He wants to be on the West Coast for his wife, and Anaheim is pretty damn close to Hollywood. Honestly, if we were going to land him, it would have happened months ago. Take the cap space, spend it on a forward and give Bachman a chance to back up Markstrom. Can't do much worse can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 we still have bachman. who could back up marky to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, smithers joe said: i think it means that he would be close to his wife and family. what is best for the family is more important that careers to some players. probably better for his career. he would at least have a chance at a cup. if he goes i hope eddie returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 well with his wife any place near LA works for him so no surprise there at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancouver Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fine with me, marky deserves to start. Sign a cheap backup and give markstrom the reigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunjabiCanucks Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Sign Neimi for a year, 2 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Closer to wife, potential 2 year deal with a stanley cup contending team in excess of $3 million by all accounts. Not a bad gig right before retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Sounds good. Miller gets one more shot at the playoffs, which he earned through his stellar play here. Close to his family. The Canucks move on from Miller and focus on Markstrom, who I believe will prove some doubters wrong. Bachman, who is underrated, is the back-up. All is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 A few years ago we had Luongo and Schneider. Now we have Markstrom and Bachman. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I never really expected him to come back, so it's not really a surprise. There's zero incentive for him to come back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, smithers joe said: we still have bachman. who could back up marky to start. Bachman had some pretty great games when he was called up to the NHL. I don't know how good he would be as a backup for a full season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliboy Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Smart move Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I don't want Bernier or Niemi. I would rather sign Chad Johnson or Ondrej Pavelec........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, zzbottom said: A few years ago we had Luongo and Schneider. Now we have Markstrom and Bachman. Cool. Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWN Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 We should be working to phones to pick up a decent goalie on a bad contract. Niemi/Lehtonen, Lack, who ever. Get a pick/prospect for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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