{"id":124714,"date":"2022-09-02T18:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=124714"},"modified":"2022-09-02T18:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:38:34","slug":"vancouver-canucks-sign-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/09\/02\/vancouver-canucks-sign-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks Sign Star Forward to Massive Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/millejt01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Miller<\/a><\/strong> has been re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks sign Miller to a huge deal worth $56 million. The deal is seven years with an AAV of $8 million per season. This will keep Miller in Vancouver long-term.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with center J.T. Miller on a 7-year contract worth a total $56 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UuW2G4xhOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UuW2G4xhOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canucks\/status\/1565826928925622273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Vancouver Canucks Sign Miller<\/h2>\n<p>Miller <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/22\/lightning-trade-jt-miller\/\" target=\"_self\">first came<\/a> to the Canucks during the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>&#8216;s salary cap crunch in 2019. Even with that internal pressure, the Lightning got a good return for a solid middle-six forward with a good cap hit. They got a 2020 first (Shakir Mukhamadullin), a 2019 third (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/alnefhu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hugo Alnefelt<\/a>), and spare goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mazanma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marek Mazanec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/benniji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Benning<\/a> promised fans they would like what they saw. Fans were mixed in their reactions, looking at a team that was bouncing along at the bottom of the league standings trading away draft picks.<\/p>\n<p>Through the 2021-22 season, Miller did everything for the Canucks including wearing an &#8220;A&#8221;. Tremendous versatility has been a hallmark of his career, and it&#8217;s no different now. Throughout last season, Miller played 80 games, scoring 32 goals and 99 points.\u00a0 His remaining year at $5.25 million is a bargain any way you slice it. If players were paid at the end of each season, then Miller is easily a $10 million man. The question becomes, will he remain an $8 million dollar player into his 30&#8217;s? He will be 30 when the deal kicks in.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means<\/h3>\n<p>Keeping J.T. Miller tells the fans that the team still wants to compete this season. And that they&#8217;re not interested in starting from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>For Miller, he will continue to be a leader for this team. He has seemingly been the heart and soul in that locker room for a bit now, and that will not change.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dy-kHeJnSyVb8x-1NM6btQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1356409334\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dy-kHeJnSyVb8x-1NM6btQ',sig:'vwRqrdymZ7nyTjbeQ9-4JBckOEtJdqtspnTXWs9qrMc=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1356409334',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forward J.T. Miller has been re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks sign Miller to a huge deal worth $56 million. The deal is seven years with an AAV of $8 million per season. This will keep Miller in Vancouver long-term. 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