The Vancouver Canucks are at a crossroads with one of Elias Pettersson or J.T. Miller likely getting traded before the March 7 deadline. The longtime spat between the two players has finally broken containment and is the talk of the league. President Jim Rutherford publicly addressed it, and a trade feels like the only logical resolution.
You do this job long enough and you’re exposed to just about everything imaginable with the Vancouver Canucks. I have witnessed impactful personalities, who with a dutiful demeanour or menacing presence,
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Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau opened up about J.T. Miller's fiery personality on a recent podcast.
Former NHL forward Scott Gomez was asked for his thoughts on the drama surrounding J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson and the rift between the two stars.
The third period started with a long sequence in the Canucks’ end that featured Filip Hronek getting a stick to the ribs (uncalled), then Derek Forbort getting high-sticked (uncalled) and Pius Suter taking a penalty. The Preds’ power play is a good one, but the Canucks managed to keep them at bay. Thank GOD Noah Juulsen was in the lineup.
Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.
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A potential JT Miller return to the New York Rangers has become one of the most intriguing stories of this NHL season. Miller, 31, inked a seven-year, $56 million contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022.
Overall, the heatmap from Wednesday's game is positive. While the Canucks did give up chances, they kept the "guts of the ice" relatively clean, and forced the Predators to shoot from distance. While Thatcher Demko did have to come up with a couple of big saves, Vancouver played a strong defensive game from start to finish.
The Flyers need a high-end center and Miller qualifies as just that. Should they call Vancouver and maybe take a swing?