Ryan Miller, Anaheim Ducks
2019-20 stats: 4 W, 1 L, .906 Sv%
Ryan Miller may be old, but he’s still got it.
As I mentioned in my previous post this week, Ryan Miller is easily one of the best backups in the league who isn’t a young prospect of some sort.
At 39, he’s still putting up impressive numbers with the Ducks, maintaining a 2.76 GAA and a .912 Sv% last season. This year, he’s 4-1 on a bad Ducks team.
To top things off, his contract is pretty good. He is making $1.25 million this season, which is close to the maximum that the Toronto maple Leafs can afford without shedding salary, but his deal ends at the end of the season to become a UFA.
If he doesn’t play that great, the Leafs can let him walk next summer.
The Ducks aren’t likely going to contend this year, so acquiring him shouldn’t be too hard.
The Leafs should be seriously looking at Miller as a viable option.