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Absolutely not. 7 years of retention is absolutely not worth going from a second to a first. Add 2 firsts to the deal if you want that

That's not a lot of retention to erase a significant mistake. If I am Vancouver I take it. By the time Vancouver gets back to contention status, 1.5 million won't matter.

That’s not even close to enough to get miller with no retention. Vancouver wants 2 1sts plus for miller straight up, add in the retention and you’re looking at 3 1sts or equal value

1.5 is significant for 7 years. That’s 7 years of one of our retention slots being used up. Whether you like it or not, Miller is a good player who is playing up to his contract. It won’t end well but no long term contracts do. This is bad

The way I see it, 1.5 million isn't a ton on a 90 million cap in 4 years. Yes, the retention slot loss sucks, but really not that hard to work with...I mean retention has so little value right now, see Bill Guerin's return. Vancouver isn't contending for at least 2-3 years, and by then, the cost to move Miller will have gone up.

I have no idea of the direction of the franchise, as trading Horvat then trading for Hronek is perplexing. I mean, they got rid of one of tbe best 2Cs in the league, only to add a great 2nd pairing D that won't help tank in tbe next couple years, and then Vancouver needs to pay Hronek a raise after next season. Super bizarre.