J.T. Miller seems the extra doubtless heart to maneuver in a commerce out of Vancouver, in response to TSN’s Elliotte Friedman.
Miller has been uncovered in a really public dispute with teammate Elias Pettersson. Within the wake of the spat, each gamers are producing properly beneath expectations.
Miller, who’s within the second yr of a seven-year contract price a mean annual worth of $8M per yr, has scored solely eight targets in 35 video games. He is missed 10 video games with an harm and is on tempo for his lowest purpose complete since he scored 13 in 75 video games in his closing season with Tampa Bay in 2018-19.
Petterson, additionally struggling, is on tempo for his second-lowest level complete of his profession. The previous 100-point participant is within the first yr of an eight-year megadeal price $11.6M per yr. He has indicated he needs to stay in Vancouver, however trade rumors have swirled round Pettersson forward of his full No Motion Clause activating in July.
The Canucks received the Pacific Division final season and misplaced in Recreation 7 of the Western Convention semifinal to eventual convention champion Edmonton regardless of being with out beginning goaltender Thatcher Demko.
Now 45 video games into the season, Vancouver sits a degree again of the ultimate wild-card spot within the Western Convention and fifth within the Pacific Division.
Miller has been linked to each the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. Miller is a former Rangers first spherical choose who spent components of his first six seasons as a Ranger.
It is believed that the Canucks are inquisitive about two Rangers — defenseman Braden Schneider and winger Alexis Lafreniere.
Lafreniere has struggled to attain of late, however remains to be creating excellent chances within the final month.
Schneider, in the meantime, has performed significantly better since returning to the third pair to play with not too long ago acquired defenseman Urho Vaakanainen. The Schneider-Vaakanainen pair are twenty first amongst 149 protection pairs which have performed at least 140 minutes collectively in anticipated targets towards per hour, which measures the historic odds of a shot or likelihood leading to a purpose.
It is believed that one or each may very well be a non-starter in a deal involving Miller.
Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald poured some cold water on a potential Miller deal, although he did go away the door open.
