Miller took a ten-game leave of absence earlier in the season for reasons that still remain unidentified. Before being traded, a reported rift between Miller and Elias Pettersson clouded around the Canucks organization and seemingly impacted their play.

J.T. Miller’s departure from the Vancouver Canucks may have ended months of speculation , but new details keep emerging about the events that led to his leave of absence last December.

J.T. Miller’s return to the New York Rangers got off to a fast start when he scored two goals Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, a day after he was acquired in a trade from Vancouver.

The Vancouver Canucks may have given up the wrong player. The Canucks traded J.T. Miller to the Rangers on Friday, but that was the wrong move in the eyes of some players. Some players in Vancouver are not happy with the blockbuster trade according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

It is certainly an exciting day and was an exciting night to acquire J.T. Miller, certainly one of the premier impact forwards in the NHL,” Drury said about adding Miller. He

Michael Traikos of The Hockey News wasted no time in declaring Elias Pettersson the loser in the trade that sent J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers. But is that assessment fair?

The Rangers made a monumental trade on Friday, bringing JT Miller back to the place where he spent the first six seasons of his NHL career.