2023-04-27 20:48:37
We had a lot of action this year at the trade deadline, but there could have been more.
According to what the journalist and insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnetthe Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins were very advanced in discussions to achieve a monster transaction.
Friedman reports Canucks attempted to complete trade that would have sent star forward JT Miller to the Penguins in return for prospects as well as draft picks. But Miller’s contract greatly complicated the situation and the Penguins had to add salary on their side. This is why the veteran Jason Zucker was also involved in the transaction.
“One of the reasons the deal ultimately fell through was because Canucks executives didn’t think Jason Zucker would agree to stay in Vancouver.”
– Elliotte Friedman
How close were the two teams to an agreement? To the point where the GM of the Canucks, Patrick Allvincontacted other formations to try to exchange Zucker even before having acquired him, according to what reports the journalist and insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff.
The latter goes even further and expects to see Miller compromised by the Canucks before the June draft, him whose new contract will come into effect in July and will give him a clause of partial non-movement, thus complicating any trade potential.
“Yes, I believe JT Miller will be traded this summer. We know they’ve tried it before and the Canucks’ preference would be to trade him. Talks between the Canucks and Penguins were so advanced that the Canucks were already trying to trade him. trade Jason Zucker near trade deadline.”
– Frank Seravalli
We will remember that last summer, the management of the Canucks granted a new 7-year contract worth a total of 56 million dollars to Miller, an average of 8 million per year.
Since then, everything has fallen apart in Vancouver and management’s plan seems to have completely changed, which is why they are actively trying to trade him before this new contract takes effect.
- 30 years old, JT Miller compiled a record of 32 goals and 50 assists for a total of 82 points in 81 games last season.
This will certainly be something to watch over the next few weeks, leading up to the NHL Draft. It will be interesting to see if the Penguins will come back even with a new GM in place.
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