On September 2nd the Canucks announced they'd signed Miller to a 7-year deal worth $8,000,000 per season. That $56,000,000 deal should have secured Miller's time in Vancouver. However, that appears to not be the case at all.
When Miller signed the contract extension it was assumed the Canucks would extend the trade protection in Miller's contract to this year, something that has been made common practice. Miller's new deal contains a full no movement clause and many expected the Canucks to honour that portion of the deal.
In fact, it has become part of an unwritten rule in the NHL to not trade a player before their new deal kicks in. Unless of course that player wants to be traded. It will be interesting to see if the Canucks will honour their new deal or will they approach this as a complete business move and trade Miller for the good of the team.
