First of all JB wouldnt trade our 1st for a guy entering his 30s he even said he wouldnt so take that off the table first off.
OEL is a massive upgrade over edler there is no question about that. He can still play big minutes and offers offense. Hes still a real good defenseman and theres no reason we shouldnt explore what it would take to get him when he obviously would love to play for us.
with the sedins joining the team i could see them wanting the club to try n get him.
If we did this we wouldnt necessarily need to grab a big fish D next offseason like a seth jones or parayluk for 8 mill per and instead go for a cheaper but good RHD in the 5-6 mill range.
If we are going to keep this pick i suggest we trade miller. Hes not going to stick around if were going to wait 2-4 years for these players to be ready. He will be in his 30s by that time and has no reason to be on a team that has no chance to make playoffs. Even horvat should be on the table if we aint going to be competitive till petey is 27-28.
lets say JB does something great at the ED like get a appleton for example, is that enough for miller to be like “wow we really have a shot now!” Lol
The team might be better off to be a playoff team in 5 years than next year. We could get at least a extra 2 first rounders for both players (probably more).