One of the most bizarre situations of the NHL is finally under resolution. Center Jt miller was exchanged from the Vancouver cannucks At New York RangersAccording to several media reports.
Miller and teammate Elias PetterssonTwo of the best scorers in the Canucks, have developed tensions between them, going up about three seasons. The quarrel is largely summed up in the style of aggressive leadership of Miller, who clashed with the quieter style of the young Pettersson.
Both fought during training At the end of October, style with their sticks. Their disagreement has become an important fall, which divided the team's locker room, despite public refusals.
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In mid-November, Miller left the cannucks indefinitely for what the team said were personal reasons. He joined the team after an absence of 10 games, appearing in the 23 Vancouver games since then.
The dispute was a major factor in the fall of Vancouver of a first place of 50-23-9 last season at its current bar of 23-17-10. This leaves them fifth in the Pacific division to eight teams and the ninth of the Western Conference, outside by looking for a place in the playoffs.
At the same time, Miller, 31, made his best figures last season, totaling 103 points (37 goals, 66 assists). However, its production fell to nine goals and 26 assists this season. He was five years old stay on your contractReady to pay him $ 40 million.
Pettersson, 26, signed An eight -year contract and $ 92.8 million Last March, but also saw his performance waving 89 points (34 goals, 55 assists) last season at 11 goals and 21 assists in 44 games this season.
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To solve the problem, the cannucks had entered into an agreement to send Miller to the Rangers, but this business failed. Miller has a non-movement clause in his contract, but was ready to give him up to return to New York, where he started his NHL career and played six seasons. Pettersson was also almost exchanged with the Hurricanes de Caroline in another agreement that failed.
This week, the chairman of hockey operations of Canucks, Jim Rutherford, recognized in an interview with The Globe and Mail's Gary Mason That the Rift divided the team and changed plans when promising.
“We had these conversations and I think the games understand it and I think they tried,” said Rutherford. “As you know, the emotions are sometimes deep and as much as people are sometimes trying, you cannot recover. It certainly seems that this is what is happening here.”
“We are talking about two of our best players,” he added. “Admittedly, our two best attackers. It can really be difficult for a deductible – not only present, but in the future – when you plan to make a peak of this team in a rivalized team and that you will discover that this will not happen. Or at least it will not happen with the group that we have now. Then you have to set up a new plan.”
Vancouver's cannucks were divided by a flaw between Elias Pettersson (right) and JT Miller (left), transforming a first place team into a mediocre non-contesseur. (Photo of Derek Cain / Getty Images)
(Derek Cain via Getty Images)
However, cannucks and rangers were finally satisfied with a profession which, the two teams, hope to feed a turnaround. Miller should be in New York programming for the match on Saturday with the Boston Bruins.
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Going to Vancouver in exchange for Miller is a center Filip caughtdefender Victor Mancini And a choice of first -round recovery protected as part of the agreement. Rangers will also receive defenders Jackson Dorrington And Erik fire stream in the trade package.
The first round in 2025 exchanged the canops is protected if it is one of the first 13 selections of the NHL Draft, According to Emily Kaplan d'Espn.
