Quoting: Db1899
I can’t think of one team that would take him
Here is a fun brain exercise. Say JT Miller was a UFA today. Yeah he has his defensive short comings, but he has been a point per game player for the past 3.5 years. As seen before in UFA, players get overpaid. 7 years is pretty long and those contracts never end well, however they are handed out quite often (Kadri, Trochek, Huberdeau, Hertl, Couturier, all of whom are 28 and older)
Very good chance that Miller would have gotten 7 years by a team. As for his AAV, 8 mil for a point per game player is kind of expected.
Overall, JT Miller is way too overhated. Yes he sucks defensively, however it is not like he was ever good defensively in the first place. Way more people are critiquing him this season than the previous 3, and the only reason is because of the contract. Contract is bad for Vancouver as it does not align with the Canucks competitive timeline, however people are hating on Miller way more than needed. I have criticized him a lot as well, however people saying that it would take multiple first round picks to dump Miller is just insane. Is Huberdeau a cap dump 30 games into the season where he is producing way less than he was last season?