Lol, Miller was getting buroesnon the 3rd and 3th lines here, wasn't improving, and was a playoff dud. You are.delusuonal with your justification. He had potential and for brief stretches looked good when in the top 6. He didn't bring it consistently here and was item in Coopwrs doghouse. I wanted to keep him but he was not going to be used correctly and that hia.numbera were much more likely to stagnate here. Who gives a **** about his team control or contract numbers if that was going to be the case. OS compensation, lol, what OS compensation when he was already signed for 4 more years and would have been a ufa after(and no, Tampa never planned on not re-signing him when they made the trade for him and McD.) Tampa had to make a choice between moving him or Gourde last offseason, and the team chose to move the player that brought them a better return and was, for right or wrong, less liked by Cooper and JBB. It's great that Miller is having a career year for Vancouver, he was never going to get that opportunity here and his trade value would've only decreased. Funny that when the trade was made at the draft, on nearly every site I went on, the consent uh s was about 90% that Tampa got an great deal for him but now you have spoken and it wasnpennieanon the dollar lol sure.

Again those of us that understand Tampa have heard this laughable nonsense before. Detractors like yourself have been wrong for 5 years and then when Tampa figures it out without losing big pieces, whine about taxes and how unfair it is. Serg at 4.5 on a bridge is not a bs number, as his comparables took 4.9 and 5. Tampa rfa's traditionally take a little less, so 4.5x3 is far from unreasonable. Johnson and Gourde would he taxed heavier elsewhere, sure, and yet they are still making a great deal of money and would have a greater role on their new team. Tampa will likely take a lesser return than usual for either because they can be selective, but that's the trade off to clear the cap space. You assume none will waive when that scenario is far from uncommon. Johnson is as good as gone after next year, so he can either work with the team now for a destination he prefera or list 20 teams next year. Regarding Killorn, you've just spouted the same nonsense we've heard from so.many others, oh no, Tampa only has 14 teams to work with, yeah, Killorn will easily get traded(perhaps not for a huge haul, but if 2 teams want him and are willing to battle, who knows?) Again, if Johnson/Gourde won't waive, then Tampa will buy one of them out.

Speaking of buyouts, Lecavalier's and Carle's(after this season) buyouts are over and Tampa would need to buy out one of the ~5million contracts to make the roster work. If the buyout is the way they have to go, Gourde saves more initially but either Jihnson or Gourde could be selected. In any case, my lineup or something similar still works. This scenario, as I mentioned, very likely necessitates the trade of Cernak. It's still far more likely that one of Johnson or Gourde(probably Johnson) waives and works with Tampa to go somewhere he wants to go, even if it means sacrificing on the return. Tampa won't be experiencing any painful losses, just more wishful delusions that we've heard for 5 years from pouty rival fans. Good luck with that! I'm done discussing it with you as well, so while no doubt you'll post some rambling reply, it'll mean nothing to me.