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Also, Miller was never going to sniff a ppg pace here due to his deployment, and his trade value was higher than Gourde’s was. The trade worked out great for both teams, as it led to Coleman for Tampa and Miller exceeded all expectations for Vancouver. The tired narrative that Tampa gave up some 90 point player when more than likely he’d have been lucky to hit 50 here on the 3rd or 4th line, is comical. He was also, until this year, a ghost in the playoffs, so that also didn’t help his case. I am a fan of Miller’s, and perhaps if he had played the whole year with the likes of Point, Stamkos and Kucherov, he’d have done the same here and either still have been a Bolt or the return would’ve been even better. In any case, Gourde has more than proved his value to the team and should rank ahead of Killorn and Johnson, only behind Palat, in order of who should get moved to free the space needed. I’d love to keep all of them except Johnson, but that’s just not feasible if the key rfas are to be kept.