Quoting: Juiceman
He just turned 30 this season. Teams pay for the first part of the contract. Not the end of it. You seriously think they are desperate enough to trade a top line forward putting up a point per game and then retaining to do so? Who will replace Miller? It’s clear the Canucks aren’t rebuilding
I was 1 year off, my bad. Still not a great contract long term.
Van is not rebuilding? Really? Is that why they were calling around to see what they could get for Boeser and/or Miller? The answer was, not enough.
Van has:
Two goalies with very poor numbers (like it or not the jury is still out on Demko)
Terrible defense after Q
A bottom 5 farm system
Two great players under 25
Two good players over 30
A ton of 4th liners
They are an under 500 team who is playing over their heads at the moment. Maybe they don't want to rebuild. Maybe they want to 'retool'. But to say they are "clearly not rebuilding" is either disingenuous or delusional.
They can either start the rebuild now by selling Miller and OEL or they can pay them a collective (nearly) 16MM to be a 3C and 6D in 4 years.
You are correct though that teams pay for the beginning of the contract. That's why the trade above involved a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd along with a C. If someone were trading for the whole contract, VAN would be lucky to get a 2nd.