J. T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Here is what head coach Rick Tocchet had to say about J.T. Miller after another brutal Vancouver Canucks loss on home ice.
J.T. Miller's name is in the rumour mill again. Given the way he and his Vancouver Canucks teammates played Thursday, that's not a surprise.
Safe to say that the Vancouver Canucks are regretting their decision to sign J.T. Miller over Bo Horvat. A few weeks ago, I spoke with New York Islanders alternate captain Bo Horvat about the ongoing feud between his former Vancouver Canucks teammates J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.
Following Vancouver's decisive 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, head coach Rick Tocchet voiced some frustration with star forward J.T. Miller's game. "He's struggling. He's caught in between. Seems like every time he's on the ice, something bad happens," Tocchet told reporters in the post-game press conference.
Another Eastern Conference team has entered the J.T Miller sweepstakes on Friday, as rumors continue to swirl about his future with the Vancouver Canucks.
The intrigue about Canucks centers J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson continues, while the Sabres' Dylan Cozens and Islanders' Brock Nelson remain in the rumor mill.
J.T. Miller is almost a poster boy of sorts for the Canucks, with his struggles indicative of a team which now has just five wins in their past 19 games.
Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
Canucks captain Quinn Hughes had a sobering take on the struggles of his teammates after their 5-1 loss to the Kings.
A trade with the Devils makes a lot of sense, as New Jersey has some intriguing pieces that Canucks should be interested in. The biggest name that could be available is right-shot defenceman Simon Nemec,
A trade pitch has the Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a three-player blockbuster.