Sign Engelland, bad possession player so more shots for Miller.
- Nucker101

We picked up Sbisa instead

Don't forget Demko.
- docmorgan

Stacked at goalie, the most sought after position in the trade/UFA market!.....oh wait.

I blame you Marwood. Where was that prayer to baby jesus that I requested?
- AlexF

My prayers only worked when I turned to Satan. Remember?

We picked up Sbisa instead
- VANTEL

Oh yeah. I say sign more bad possession players, Miller played better on a sh*t team.

You (frank)ers are never happy, you want the kids to play and grow but you don't want them to have support on the backend. YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO!!!!


- LeftCoaster

The amount of disguist shows me how little people in van know about hockey. I feel if we don't compete now, it's 7 years till we are a playoff team again. This puts us as a 5-10 team I feel that I'm more for making the playoffs & getting a chance. IMHO the Sedin contracts (frank) is more than the miller one does.

You (frank)ers are never happy, you want the kids to play and grow but you don't want them to have support on the backend. YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO!!!!


- LeftCoaster

Lack can't be the backup for three years and they'll lose one of Lack/Marstrom to waivers if they don't make a trade. Three years is two years too long for Miller, an average goalie at best.

Miller has a NMC. (frank) this signing, we need goals.
- Nucker101

Serious? NMC

@taj1944 correction, miller will start on fire and they will trade lack. Miller will then fall apart and they will look for another goalie.

— ismail lila (@tktaxman) July 1, 2014

The amount of disguist shows me how little people in van know about hockey. I feel if we don't compete now, it's 7 years till we are a playoff team again. This puts us as a 5-10 team I feel and I'm more for making the playoffs. IMHO the Sedin contracts (frank) is more than the miller one does.
- I-own_da-Northwest

Miller has a NMC. (frank) this signing, we need goals.
- Nucker101

We need stability in goal, Lack/Markstrom isn't going to be able to handle 82 games. It's this or overpay asset-wise for a starter in the trade market. I can see what the plan is for the next 4 years by Linden/Benning. Is it a great signing? No, but it's not crippling and it allows them to focus elsewhere. The plan is to build via the draft, but without a goalie, you're going to end up being the Oilers-lite, but without the talent they have (even if they can't figure out how to make it all work)

I'm not as upset over this as everyone else, unless we were prepared to trade the entire core (and that would have never happened due to all the NTCs), we weren't going to be uncompetitive enough to get a top 3 pick to give us a chance at winning the lottery. Lack clearly wasn't in Linden/Benning's plans as their starter, so rather than waste assets trading for one (and in a soft goalie market especially after Gillis traded Schneider and Luongo in the same calendar year), it makes sense to get Miller for 3 years and give Lack a chance to develop without the pressure of being the go to guy.

We have several goalies now in the system (and drafted one that compares to Cory this year) who we can see if they would end up being better than Lack. The term is reasonable and if the dollars aren't, at least it doesn't cripple us like Luongo's deal would have. We still have plenty of cap space for Benning to make further signings and/or take on salary in trades with teams up against the cap.

Hiller was too much of a risk, Halak was signed almost immediately by NYI and there wasn't too much out there who could be relied upon to step up if/when Lack faltered.
- DariusKnight

Miller is still a stud. I am not upset about this signing. We have the room and the need. Bringing in a guy like Miller opens a door to lure other needs that we have to fill in the line up. I would have liked to run with Lack but this is still a good signing regardless.

We need stability in goal, Lack/Markstrom isn't going to be able to handle 82 games. It's this or overpay asset-wise for a starter in the trade market. I can see what the plan is for the next 4 years by Linden/Benning. Is it a great signing? No, but it's not crippling and it allows them to focus elsewhere. The plan is to build via the draft, but without a goalie, you're going to end up being the Oilers-lite, but without the talent they have (even if they can't figure out how to make it all work)
- DariusKnight

Focus elsewhere with 6 million less. Good luck scoring goals.

The amount of disguist shows me how little people in van know about hockey. I feel if we don't compete now, it's 7 years till we are a playoff team again. This puts us as a 5-10 team I feel that I'm more for making the playoffs & getting a chance. IMHO the Sedin contracts (frank) is more than the miller one does.
- I-own_da-Northwest

My prayers only worked when I turned to Satan. Remember?
- Marwood

Well get him on speed dial and start working on Miller's colon cancer.

Miller is still a stud. I am not upset about this signing. We have the room and the need. Bringing in a guy like Miller opens a door to lure other needs that we have to fill in the line up. I would have liked to run with Lack but this is still a good signing regardless.
- thundachunk

Compare his save percentages to the truly elite goalies....

Serious? NMC
- VANTEL

It's three (frank)ing years...who cares about nmc?
Great deal for us. At least the hockey the next few years will be watchable.

Focus elsewhere with 6 million less. Good luck scoring goals.
- Nucker101

Should the first line not be scoring?

Second line of Vey Bonino and Kassian will get goals

The amount of disguist shows me how little people in van know about hockey. I feel if we don't compete now, it's 7 years till we are a playoff team again. This puts us as a 5-10 team I feel and I'm more for making the playoffs. IMHO the Sedin contracts (frank) is more than the miller one does.
- I-own_da-Northwest

Speaking of understanding hockey, a team generally needs to score goals in order to win games. Speanding 6m per season upgrading an area that wasn't close to our most needed area for upgrading is a poor decision. Unless Miller scores goals as well that is.

Not to mention we now have 9.2m tied up in goalies and Lack will be 30 yrs old after Miller's 3 year term. I sense a trade coming...

Serious? NMC
- VANTEL

arrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh

WE JUST GOT RID OF 2

Lack can't be the backup for three years and they'll lose one of Lack/Marstrom to waivers if they don't make a trade. Three years is two years too long for Miller, an average goalie at best.
- 1970vintage

Professional sports is a very fluid business, A LOT can happen in three years!!!

Focus elsewhere with 6 million less. Good luck scoring goals.
- Nucker101

Should the first line not be scoring?

Second line of Vey Bonino and Kassian will get goals
- VANTEL

Did someone hack your account?

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Holy f*ck.

Don't forget Demko.
- docmorgan

Demko was a good pick. Lots of you are questioning that one but IMO that was a good pick.

Compare his save percentages to the truly elite goalies....
- Nucker101

Miller is like Kesler, had one bright moment that created an unsustainable expectation.