Canucks offload disgruntled star J.T. Miller in trade with Rangers amid rift with teammate
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The New York Rangers are shuffling the deck.
The Rangers acquired disgruntled star J.T. Miller in a multiplayer deal with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
The team received Miller and defensemen Jackson Dorrington and Erik Brannstrom, while sending center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini, and a protected 2025 first round draft pick to Vancouver.
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Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller (9) looks on against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at Lenovo Center. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)
The Canucks were expected to deal away either Miller or star center Elias Petersson after a reported rift between the two that dates back years.
"We’ve had our differences, maybe in some games, but I mean, he’s a teammate that I respect and yeah, he’s someone I like to play hockey with," Petersson said in February 2023 on the "32 Thoughts: The Podcast."
"Yeah, there’s a lot of speculation, obviously a lot, but he’s a teammate that I respect… it’s not an issue."
Shortly after that, Miller commented on his relationship with Petersson.
"Petey and my relationship has come a long way. We’re still working at it. We’re completely different people, you know what I mean? You’re not going to be BFFs with everybody, but at the same time you come to work together. We are polar opposites in a lot of ways, but we’re working at it. We’ve come a long way," Miller said via Sportsnet.
The relationship became untenable between the pair as time went on.
After Miller was benched in the third period of the Canucks 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Nov. 17, the Canucks announced that Miller had