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  1. Tbf, Matthews is worth his weight in gold. It’s the other double-digit contracts that are a cap nightmare.
  2. Making a brief appearance to say HECK YEAH - screw the Leafs!! What a pleasant Saturday afternoon this is turning out to be.
  3. I've seen some pretty stupid elections in the past but the people of the Philippines electing Ferdinand Marcos' son has got to take the cake.
  4. Maybe. All I know is that Miller is great when the team’s rolling but quickly becomes part of the problem when it’s not.
  5. It’s clear that Bo is this team’s leader, not Miller.
  6. The way Gaudette celebrated at the end there How to make a team hate you in 5 seconds.
  7. Putting Petan on a penalty shot to make or break the season is criminal from Boudreau.
  8. Aren't we second last in the entire league in penalty killing just slightly ahead of Arizona?
  9. Did his wife text this to you? Did she tell you she wasn’t fine with moving in exchange for all that $$$. See who’s projecting? Goes both ways.
  10. Miller's done well in keeping quiet. So who's word is most valuable after his? Who has a better overview of what he wants out of his next contract? His agent, not you Debbie.
  11. Just being practical, Debbie. At the end of the day, no CDC pipe dream will stop Miller and his agent if what they want a pay day. In the words of Miller's agent, "Show me the money!"
  12. The cap hit is proportional. Miller's not signing for anything less than $9 million. Miller's decline will also be noticeable over time. People have to realize 2022 Miller won't be the same as 2028-2029 Miller. But we'll be stuck with the same contract. That, essentially, is the core of the problem and why we can't be using tunnel vision when signing 7+ year contracts. That was absolutely my point. I advise to look up at how many athletes have gone public about finding a job after their end of their athletic career. It's a thing. Sure, maybe it's because of bad spending habits or a costly quality of life, but the narrative about securing your financial future through these 15-ish years of productivity is a very real thing.
  13. That's like telling someone it's okay to continue to be massively underpaid for their skill set because they've earned well enough. Makes no sense.
  14. Not enough for a hockey player of his caliber playing in modern cap era. And his agent seems to agree.
  15. Let’s face it, if Miller is even remotely willing to take a discount to compete (which I highly doubt), that team isn’t Vancouver.
  16. You can’t just think of the now when signing a monster contract 7+ years in length. If this is Allvin’s way of thinking, we’re in trouble.
  17. You’d think that after the Louie debacle we’d learned that it’s not that easy to move an anchor contract. And that was only $6 million.
  18. Miller is nearing 30 and has not yet been “paid”. His largest contract to date is the current $5.25 million one, so he hasn’t had the opportunity to secure his future post-NHL. This is his last shot, and I feel like too many people are overlooking this.
  19. I don’t think there’s any doubt that we’d become a weaker team in the immediate term. First order of business for management would be to see if he even wants to stay. Losing him for nothing would be worst case scenario. Let’s say he does. Rutherford and Allvin’s biggest task thus far in their tenure would be to gauge whether the mammoth contract Miller would command would be worth it long-term.
  20. He won't. Why would he? Everything points towards Miller wanting the best contract possible, and it's understandable: 1. He's had relatively cheap contracts for the entirety of his career. This will be his moneyball contract. 2. He doesn't have hometown links with Vancouver. There's not going to be a hometown discount. 3. His agent is clearly looking for Miller to get the best deal possible. The problem with Miller isn't his talent, he's clearly our best player right now. I just don't know if paying a player 9-10 million well into his 30s will be best for the team.
  21. And I just noticed that Matthews is on track to notch at least 60 goals this season. The stats are unreal this year.
  22. How can you look at that OEL contract and say this trade doesn't screw us. On a positive note, we'll be done with JB's parting gift after the 2026-2027 season .
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