Jim Benning signed Ryan Miller because he felt he owed his veteran team an experienced, top-flight goaltender, and Miller came to Vancouver on the general manager’s promise the Canucks would do what they could to win soon.
Two years into Miller’s three-year $18-million US contract, it’s not quite working out as either expected.
The Canucks were eight points out in the playoff race before the Colorado Avalanche, which hold the final wild card spot in the Western Conference despite losing 5-1 in Vancouver on Sunday, played the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
The Canucks play the Ottawa Senators Thursday night at Rogers Arena.