[Signing] Canucks re-sign J.T. Miller

[HomeBrew]

Best player on the team. 7x8. Smart. Puts a ceiling for future contracts. I like it. 

[PetterssonOrPeterson]

7 minutes ago, -Moose said:

So stoked. This team is a D rework away from being a legit contender

Calling a Bo extension of 8 years, 6.5 million per now. No way they trade their 2nd/3rd line center

I'm happy for the rest of the team too. Miller is a heart and soul guy for this team.

 

I think for guys like our captain Bo, it shows him that management wants to win by re-signing Miller with that bolstered FWD group. 

It should be encouraging for him too.

[Locke Lamora]

Lol, JT held to his guns whereas Rutherford and his assistant buckled and abandoned their principles.

 

I’m happy JT is back, but not at any - particularly this - cost and term. Hope it turns out to be our path to a Cup. Now we just have to wait and see how JT ages as a player.

[tas]

1 hour ago, JM_ said:

Can we start a thread to mend some fences now?

the country is forever divided. 

[Trebreh]

Phglegm fans saying this contract wont age well... do they not realize they have Markstrom, Huberdeau, Coleman and Kadri locked up to long terms?

[JM_]

Just now, tas said:

the country is forever divided. 

when the puck drops, we're all fans. Kind of wants nice about it. 

[Canucklehead73]

2 hours ago, CanuckleHorse said:

I’m hoping it’s front loaded so they can move it near the end!

They are almost always front loaded... They want the cash sooner rather than later, cuz you never know what hand life will deal you.

[combover]

The real question is How quick can we get the horvat signing/trade thread to 1200 pages. 

[Hairy Kneel]

We have a year to unload cap for next season when his first pay comes through.

[Kenny Blankenship]

2 minutes ago, Locke Lamora said:

Lol, JT held to his guns whereas Rutherford and his assistant buckled and abandoned their principles.

 

I’m happy JT is back, but not at any - particularly this - cost and term. Hope it turns out to be our path to a Cup. Now we just have to wait and see how JT ages as a player.

Buckled? I’d say they got fair value relative to other contracts signed this summer. 

[JM_]

1 minute ago, combover said:

The real question is How quick can we get the horvat signing/trade thread to 1200 pages. 

14 mil + whatever the cap goes up by to re-sign Bo, Kuzmenko, some more d after next season. It'll require moving a F. But certainly not an impossible situation. 

Edited September 3, 2022 by JM_

[aGENT]

1 minute ago, Locke Lamora said:

Lol, JT held to his guns whereas Rutherford and his assistant buckled and abandoned their principles.

 

I’m happy JT is back, but not at any - particularly this - cost and term. Hope it turns out to be our path to a Cup. Now we just have to wait and see how JT ages as a player.

They both "buckled" by +/- $8m from what their positions reportedly were/should have been.

 

I figured that +/-$15m spread was a bridge too far. Clearly I was wrong. But make no mistake, this is definitely longer and more money than I'd have preferred AND far less than he'd get on the open market.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

 

[-DLC-]

1 hour ago, bishopshodan said:

I. Told. You. All.

 

@-DLC- @JM_

 

Let's raise a glass my friends.

Cheers, my friend.

 

Yep, we knew it. We WILLED it to happen.

 

JT's freak fan club is alive and well. This is a great day to celebrate. Welcome to the world, baby Owen and welcome back "home"to JT.

 

 

[Sophomore Jinx]

1 hour ago, Muttley said:

WE NEED TO WRITE A SONG OR SOMETHING. I'll give it some thought. 

 

If I may :-)

 

Sung to the tune of "500 Miles" by the Proclaimers:

 

No more lurking, on the J.T. Miller thread

'Cos the lad is signed, now we can move ahead

Was it too much? Maybe so, but probably not

All I know is that this team's so cool it's hot

 

We're heading to the promised land

With JT, Hughes, Petey and Flow

And coach BB knows where it is

With his all-world goalie named Demko

 

Da Da Da Da (Da Da Da Da)

Da Da Da Da (Da Da Da Da)

Gonna gun, gonna gun, gonna gun - playoffs next year

Da Da Da Da (Da Da Da Da)

Da Da Da Da (Da Da Da Da)

Gonna gun, gonna gun, gonna watch and shout and cheer

 

 

[Barnstorm]

4 minutes ago, tas said:

the country is forever divided. 

That’s the other JT’s fault. You know , the paper drink thingy guy. 

[Western Red]

3 minutes ago, Locke Lamora said:

Lol, JT held to his guns whereas Rutherford and his assistant buckled and abandoned their principles.

 

I’m happy JT is back, but not at any - particularly this - cost and term. Hope it turns out to be our path to a Cup. Now we just have to wait and see how JT ages as a player.

Starting your post with 'Lol' is something I will never understand. It reeks of impulsivity and a lack of being able to see the forest for the trees.

 

We signed a good one. 8m is a nice number, cap expected to rise by around 9m by the time his deal expires. 

 

How does it feel to be so contrarian? 

[BPA]

1 minute ago, Hairy Kneel said:

We have a year to unload cap for next season when his first pay comes through.

Next year…

 

Ferland contract will be gone (but they using up LTIR anyways).  Buyout will be gone (that’s $2.4M). Cap supposed to go up another $1m or so.

 

So say about $3.5M of extra cap space.  
 

Thinking they will try to trade a winger to get that elusive RHD or just free up cap space.

[Curmudgeon]

On 9/2/2022 at 5:15 PM, kloubek said:

It's a lot to pay, and term is a little longer than what we know to be ideal, but this is the kind of agreement required to keep talent. Compared to other contracts like Gaudreau and Huberdeau, this looks like a solid deal.

As of today:

 

This contract reflects more than Miller just wanting to get paid. It appears to me that he accepted lower dollars so that the club would have money to spend on making the team better. It is a flat out hometown discount, and good for Allvin and company for negotiating and good for Miller and his family in accepting a fair offer.. 

 

Edited September 4, 2022 by Curmudgeon

[Topcheeze86]

LFG!!! all the negative people gotta understand this was for the best with a bunch of guys coming into there prime eat it