DeNiro Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 He had a .913 even strength save percentage last season. Welllllllll below league average. Eddie Lack had a .921 even strength save percentage in his first season as a NHL player (league average), and got slammed with 19 straight starts. Not sure why Canucks would have an interested in Miller, Lack/Markstrom would likely produce similar or better numbers. Lack would outplay him my christmas and this team would be in the midst of another goalie controversy. A big no thanx to Miller. Miller had a .923 SV% and a 2.72 GAA with a team that finished with the worst record in the league. That's all you need to know. I don't think it's fair to put the sole blame on him for the Blues loss to Chicago either. The blues were not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Brilliant move JB, invite Miller here, make it very public, and ultimately drive down Hiller's price;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 He had a .913 even strength save percentage last season. Welllllllll below league average. Eddie Lack had a .921 even strength save percentage in his first season as a NHL player (league average), and got slammed with 19 straight starts. Not sure why Canucks would have an interested in Miller, Lack/Markstrom would likely produce similar or better numbers. Lack would outplay him my christmas and this team would be in the midst of another goalie controversy. A big no thanx to Miller. He played on the Sabres for most of the year.... what do you expect? As far as I'm concerned that is a good SV% playing on the last place team in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Ummmmmm, that's a humor post to lighten the mood of what will surely become a s#$t-show of a thread, right? Ummmmmm No That is MY opinion. That is a stated fact about the youth of goaltenders on marquee teams And that is the truth about our current goaltending depth. Looking at our Goals Against last year, that was not the issue as we were middle of the pack with Lack who supplanted Luongo and then played something like 19 straight games where our teams goals per game hovered around 1.14. Goaltending is not our problem. Goal scoring is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksCup2018 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 This is stupid if true. I had a feeling Aquaman would still have a huge influence and under no circumstances would he want to rebuild and risk losing more ticket revenue. I'm new here and have been reading similar arguments throughout the site. That aquilini is 'meddling' lol. Firstly, every team needs to go into the year with the attitude it is going to try and win a cup/championship, whichever league/level they are at. Why? Because if you don't you breed a culture of accepting losing. Now is that what we fans want? I think not. Further, the fact that managment (see management not owner) is not giving up sends a message to this team, we don't give up, we don't want quitters, you don't give up. If you do, leave - ie Kesler. Signing Miller is not a terrible idea depending on term. Lack is a terrific goalie but not ready, he needs another year to learn the game, improve, deal with the pressure etc. Will Miller sign for 1-2 years? 1 probably not, 2, maybe. That gives us a chance regardless. Miller may not be the same goalie as we once new but he may still have some of it in him. Our group is not as bad as last year suggested, if the Twins bounce back, which they will, as will Burr and Edler, we get an equivalent contribution from Bonino, and Jensen and Kassian take the next big steps, who knows what happens. Add in more depth and size and you just never know. Chemistry is a weird thing, sometimes it just happens. Would you have picked the Rangers in December (well out of the playoffs, rumblings of AV being a terribile hire and Torts the right one) to have made the finals? Nope, no one did. I am not suggesting we will get there, what I am suggesting is you CANNOT have a defeatist attitude in life if you want to succeed, and I for one am glad the Canucks aren't just 'rolling over', especially at the start of their new era. We don't need to breed losing as we start introducing younger players to our lineup, like Edmonton is on the cusp of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Could drafting Demko make Markstrom expendable or is it still too early to determine that? I don't think drafting Demko necessarily makes Markstrom expendable since Demko will be playing at Boston College next season.... but if we signed Miller it would definitely make Markstrom expendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrChill Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hiller would be as good, and way cheaper. Agreed, but miller has huge connections with Benning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAL Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Whatever they do they can not go with Lack + Markstrom next season, at the very least get a vet backup that can play 30+. I'm with a lot of people though would prefer Hiller because he's cheaper but maybe Miller has the shorter term so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatthepuck Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I love the idea of getting Miller, big upgrade in net. i don't know why people think we are so far off. we have 2 Elite caliber forwards with a decent supporting cast. a solid defensive core and with miller in net we would be a force to reckon with. a few more pieces through UFA and we are contenders again. people are so eager to yell rebuild but do you know what that entails? sucking for a few years and landing good draft picks. i personally am not really interested in that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksCup2018 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Whatever they do they can not go with Lack + Markstrom next season, at the very least get a vet backup that can play 30+. I'm with a lot of people though would prefer Hiller because he's cheaper but maybe Miller has the shorter term so who knows. I said on another thread, Brodeur, he's the perfect bridge, we only need a year for Lack to prepare....Brodeur will only want a year and he's a proven winner who can help teach lack a great deal about the mental side. He, Hasek, and Roy were 3 of the mentally toughest goalies to play the game in the modern era, who better to learn from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Soldier Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 There's nothing wrong with singing him for two-three years. A guy like Demko could learn a lot from having a chance to pick his brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I love the idea of getting Miller, big upgrade in net. i don't know why people think we are so far off. we have 2 Elite caliber forwards with a decent supporting cast. a solid defensive core and with miller in net we would be a force to reckon with. a few more pieces through UFA and we are contenders again. people are so eager to yell rebuild but do you know what that entails? sucking for a few years and landing good draft picks. i personally am not really interested in that route. a rebuild would basically say we are giving up on the twins and the rest of our core and you don't give up on two elite all-star forwards when they can still turn it around and post good numbers with the right support behind them. The twins are our best chance at a cup right now so as long as Benning can get them some help (he has been doing it so far) we might just be in the mix next season or we could completely fall flat but with a new coach and bringing in players who have done it for him in the past it could be enough to get our other vets going. Having Miller could be a huge move or it could backfire wait and see i say if we get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 With Miller were going to end up in the 10-13 area. Might as well go for guys like Statsny, Iginla, Erhoff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hey, if Stastny would sign here that is one place I would spend money. Or in a trade for a PMD... (preferably right handed!). This is, in fact, our number one need short and long term! Then a all star PF to play with the Twins, homage to their careers and an easy place to increase team productivity! If there was money after that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Miller, Statsny, Myers. Sedin Sedin Kassian Bonino Statsny Higgins Burrows Horvat Vey Matthias Richardson Dorsett Hamhuis Myers Edler Sbisa Corrado Bieksa Miller Lack I don't see how that doesn't make us a playoff team, plus it allows us to bring along youth for the future. Getting all 3 is unlikely, but as you can see we have the cap space to make the moves that would put us back to being a competitive team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Is there are a reason people hate Miller other than being a little over-rated? I know what happened in St. Louis, that wasn't good. I also realize he seems like a perfectionist like the 2010 version of Luongo and can be easily thrown off his game. But from what I've seen, he seems like a person that wants to win and would be open to splitting games with Lack. As long as we don't spend big $$$ or sign him long term, I don't see it as a big deal especially if Hiller signs elsewhere. I'd take Hiller over Miller, I'm just sayin' Miller is not a bad alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl's Jn Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 somewhere out there luongo is probably laughing at him screaming don't do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Maybe hea different in the room but when interviewed he either acted like a whiny bitch or an arrogant jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Miller is such a kook. I would be furious if they signed this guy. What ON EARTH are they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 it's raining hard right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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