Calgary is going to have to pay a lot more than other teams to acquire Miller because they are one of the closest divisional rivals.

O great paying for a cap dump in the hopes he can prove he isnt “dead”.

Detroit passes, You're not getting rid of Sean Monahan without at least attaching a 3rd round pick to him. He's coming back from double hip surgeries in consecutive years his value isn't that high right now.

And you're not getting Filip Forsberg any cheaper than the Matthew Tkachuk deal Forsberg will cost at least $9,500,000 x 7 years on the open market. He wants more than $8,000,000 per to remain in Nashville he's not taking less from Calgary.

Not a lot more, but definitely more.

This offer is the equivalent of: 1st + 1st (Zary) + 2nd (Dube) + 2nd (Valimaki) + 2nd

VAN gets 2 young players for the active roster, plus Connor Zary. A very young package, plus 2 extra picks. And for a guy who only has 1 year term left. I think it would be subject to Miller signing an extension with CGY, but this is a great package for where VAN is currently in their build for a playoff team.

The thing is, the Canucks don’t need Valimaki or Dube. They need good young RHD. The only one you have is Rasmus Anderson who is probably untouchable. Miller to Calgary just wouldn’t work

My sarcasm here is that Monahan is still a good player. He’s going to come back healthier and stronger than the past 2 years have shown. And a team that plays him in the Top 6 will increase his value substantially from today’s level.

+ “We shall see”: I don’t think CGY is going to add picks to “dump his cap”, in spite of Capfriendly popular opinion.

+ The Forsberg AAV comment could well be true. He could end up starting with a 9, but my hope here is that Team Sweden (aka Calgary Flames) is an interesting landing spot for him, assuming Johnny gets a bigger bag elsewhere.

You're gonna have to give up Pelletier or Coronato if you want Miller

I would rather trade for 2 years of Dubois or Scheifele at the prices Nucks fans are going to ask

I hear that. Dubois is very interesting given his age and potential for more development. Scheifele would probably be highly motivated if he got moved to take his game to new heights. I’d prefer him over Dubois if I had to pick one of those two.

I just think JT Miller is the perfect guy right now for the Sutter system with this Flames team makeup / age. And any deal would require an extension, which wouldn’t be cheap.

I like Miller, a lot. I'm a Tampa fan and I loved him when he played there. I just don't see how Canucks would trade him to Calgary without asking for the moon. I think the 2 I named above are much more reasonable options. PLD would fit Sutter's system well and plays a very similar style to Miller