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[bobbinka]

Details have emerged of the nixed trade that nearly sent Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.

Rangers center Filip Chytil, defenseman Ryan Lindgren, and some future assets - including a first-round pick - could've been headed to Vancouver had the trade gone through, sources told The Athletic. Disagreement on the protection structure of the first-round pick reportedly proved to be a key hurdle in negotiations.

Yikes...

[pastarocket]

Originally Posted by bobbinka

Yikes...

Chytil could be damaged goods.

Allvin said NO to the trade because of the protection structure for the first round pick from the Rangers.

From Canucksdaily.com:

Filip Chytil, when healthy he's a very talented player, hence why he was a first-round pick back in 2017.

However, his injury issues in recent years are a bit of a red flag for sure as he was limited to just ten regular season and six playoff games last season due to concussion


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[spoon.ek9]

should also point out that if we trade Miller, ain't nobody winning faceoffs for us lol. Every other center is just barely above 50 if not under by a fair margin

[sonick]

3 games each for Myers/McDavid

[68style]

Hahaha McBaby have a seat at the whiner's corner... got thrown off his game by 5'8" monster Garland

[bobbinka]

long enough to make sure they dont do it again on the 23rd, lol

[pastarocket]

Originally Posted by sonick

3 games each for Myers/McDavid

NHL department of player safety made the right decision.

Three games is fair as suspension for McChicken and Myers.

I still do not understand how the giraffe on skates can explain his rationale during the phone call to the league today about cross checking Bouchard.

A 6 foot 8 player who can defend himself with his fists against Bouchard.

Oh well. Next up, the Sabres on Tuesday.


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[68style]

Garland is gonna be public enemy #1 in Edmonton on Thursday, I love it!

[AzNightmare]

lol, the Oilers fanbase are whining and saying McDavid should boycott everything they can think of including 4 Nations, because he shouldn't promote the league. He's the face of the league. How can they punish him???????

[teggy604]

It's a win for canucks when they play Edmonton. No Mc D and Canucks lose Meyers. But some fans can argue that is a win as well. Haha

[spoon.ek9]

Originally Posted by AzNightmare

lol, the Oilers fanbase are whining and saying McDavid should boycott everything they can think of including 4 Nations, because he shouldn't promote the league. He's the face of the league. How can they punish him???????

it's almost as if the rules apply to everyone when it comes to cross checks to the face. who knew ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bobbinka]

https://rg.org/news/hockey/nikita-za...ived-in-boston

Ultimately, Zadorov and his agent saw it best to request a trade and head somewhere that could help Zadorov maximize his value before becoming a free agent in the summer of 2024.

But some things simply can’t be written that poetically. Zadorov ended up in Vancouver, a move that he feels profoundly changed him as a hockey player.

“Those were probably the coolest six months of my career. It's a blast to play hockey there. The fans are awesome, the city is cool, the team is cool too. The team, the coaching staff - everything was super. Head coach [Rich] Tocchet, [Daniel and Henrik] Sedins, [Adam] Foote, [Sergei] Gonchar - wherever you look, there’s a Hall of Famer,” said Zadorov regarding his admiration for the Canucks organization. “You can learn a lot from everyone. When Sergei Gonchar came in, he worked a lot with all the defensemen individually. I think those six months were a big boost for my career, I changed a lot as a player.”

Heading to Vancouver changed his view on the game, and helped him discover new aspects of his ability on the ice. Beyond his own development, Zadorov recalls the culture and fan base surrounding the Canucks as being especially memorable.
“The playoffs in Vancouver were crazy in terms of atmosphere. I remember that before, the atmosphere during the Cup in San Jose, Nashville, Vegas, Edmonton, Calgary seemed really cool to me. But what happened in Vancouver was on another level,” said Zadorov on the fans in Vancouver. “In terms of energy, in terms of volume, in terms of how the city lived hockey. During the playoffs, you try to eat at home, but, when you go out for dinner, you don’t have a single chance to pay for it yourself. Either the restaurant owners will come over right away, or someone at the next table will pay for you. The city lived for hockey, and I’ve never seen anything like it.”

When free agency came around in July 2024, Zadorov faced an intriguing decision: stay in Vancouver or test the waters to see if a big-market team would make an offer.

The Canucks remained aggressive in their approach, offering a similar contract to the one Zadorov ultimately signed with the Boston Bruins. Some things about playing in Boston simply provided too many added benefits to turn down.

“Yes, Vancouver showed interest,” he answered, confirming that he talked to about twenty teams. “And in terms of money, it was basically the same contract that I got in Boston. Vancouver didn't offend me, everything they offered was very good. There were a couple of moments in the negotiations that I didn't like - both the way they were conducted and the way the information was presented to me. But that wasn't the main thing.”

For Zadorov, there was a clear preference for playing in the United States over Canada, as is customary in the NHL. Zadorov thought about where best to raise his young family, and the attractiveness of Boston stood out much more as one of the major hubs of the United States.

“In the end, when it was time to make a decision, we weighed everything up, and a couple of factors played into the fact that it was more comfortable for our family to play in the US than in Canada,” said Zadorov. “You make a list and check off the boxes: this is more suitable here; this is more suitable there. In the end, we chose what was more relevant for hockey and more relevant for life.”

Another unexpected, yet welcomed benefit, is that playing in the Eastern Conference requires far less travel than the Pacific Division in the Western Conference.

Big Z was actually offered same contract by Canucks, he just wanted to be in the States

[spoon.ek9]

That's tough then, he had a choice to make and made it. No hate towards Big Z from me. Our team misses him and I'm sure he misses the team and city too. I still maintain that I'm glad we aren't anchored with his contract though lol. It would for sure be short term gain, long term pain. What's done is done.

[whitev70r]

I've been to Boston, not sure why he would choose that city over Vancouver. Florida, I understand, lower income tax but is MA really that desirable. Big Dig, traffic nightmares there too.

But yah, the shorter travel, I can see that being a good reason to choose an Eastern team.

[Hondaracer]

As much as he praises the fans in Van, I’m sure it’s preferred to be in a place you can be anonymous.

Also closer to Russia

[unit]

when you're getting paid 5m USD / year, canada is pretty fucking sweet.

[spoon.ek9]

I hope y'all saw the statement regarding McDavid's suspension by the Oilers lol. Fuckin' hilarious

[pastarocket]

Inconsistency from the team.

Win one game. Then they lose the next game.

Is the media talk about a trade of Miller affecting the team’s overall focus during games now?


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[Hondaracer]

You’d think a back to back VS one of the worst teams in the league you could just will a win.. ffs, this team

[spoon.ek9]

embarrassing, that's all I can say

[whitev70r]

Coming back to this thread occasionally and hoping to see the news that all those rumours of trade for Miller is actually done. G'bye. But alas ... not yet, disappointment.

[68style]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

As much as he praises the fans in Van, I’m sure it’s preferred to be in a place you can be anonymous.

Also closer to Russia

I don't think Zadorov cares about going to Russia... nor can he ever go back there after making his views of Putin felt. He said as much in multiple interviews.

[Hondaracer]

Russians always say that but seem like they all go back in the end

Which after going to Russia I’ll never understand because even in “nice” St.Petersburg everything is ass backwards, but I guess home is home

[pastarocket]

Apparently, a heated altercation between Miller and Tocchet has lead to the point of the Miller asking for a trade:


https://www.canucksdaily.com/nhl-tea...-rick-tocchet?


Farhan on Miller: What we understand was a confrontation (not physical) after this one game when he got benched and then the next day the organization announced he was going to take a personal leave.
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Kyper: I heard something happened between Tocchet & Miller in the last week to cause this rush to trade him.

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[68style]

I heard from a few anonymous sources with ties to the team that Miller ripped the door to Tocchet’s office right off the hinges prior to his “personal leave”