Before the Buffalo Sabres finished cleaning out the locker of Thomas Vanek and welcoming Matt Moulson, people were openly wondering when goaltender Ryan Miller would be traded. Just like Vanek, the 32-year-old Miller will be a free agent after the season and would likely bring a nice return for the rebuilding Sabres.
Miller carries a $6.25 million cap hit and despite a goals-against average north of three (3.13) and 1-9-0 record, his save percentage of .914 ranks him 14th among goaltenders with at least seven starts through Monday. The Sabres rank 29th in shots allowed per game (35.2), so a move to team with a better overall defense could result in better numbers for Miller.
Throw in the fact that Miller has reached the conference finals twice and was a goal away from winning gold for Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and it's easy to see why teams would consider him a valuable commodity for a stretch run.
According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN/TSN, Sabres GM Darcy Regier doesn't have any offers for Miller right now.
"But having said that, Thomas is the only one that I had trade conversations with, with r ...
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