Hi DieHard..Fair point, but as per usual with Jimbo once he gets a player in mind he pays more than anybody else would regardless of the circumstances. He overpaid for Guddy who was a disaster, he overpaid for Linden Vey who was also terrible, he overpaid for Brandon Sutter who has been below average at best, he threw away a pick for Pedan.
I don't judge transactions against perfection.....sure I'd like to see the team win every deal but that isn't based on reality...
I base the job Bennings done against the other GM's in the leagues track records...
And I look at deals differently based on who had the leverage, the Kesler deal and the Edler signing are examples of transactions Benning made with and without leverage...
As I said in my post, I expect the team to be a lottery team at the next draft but not the draft after that....If Benning is giving Tampa a lottery pick in 2021 then he shouldn't be here...
So they traded a former first rounder who is a very good, young top 6 player for a pick that won't see the NHl for at least 4 years, if he sees it at all....
And you could look at the deal as a 2nd round pick which got elevated to a first round pick because of Millers very favorable contract....
If we are throwing around assumptions to make our arguments, I'm assuming that there were competing offers for Miller and Tampa chose Vancouver because they were the team with the lowest point total making their offer potentially the best...
Take care...