J.T. Miller's drama with the Canucks creates perfect opportunity for the New York Rangers to make a deal
The Vancouver Canucks have let the drama between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson get out of hand. The Canucks have lost their last six games, while the feud between the two centers continues.
The feud between Elias Pettersson, and JT Miller wasn't one piece of news we had on our bingo card this year, but it arrived nonetheless.
That could give GM Chris Drury an opening to make another deal with the Vancouver Canucks to give JT Miller a fresh start here in New York.
The feud has reached a boiling point and the team isn't shy about who they prefer.
Patrik Allvin hasn't minced words about the degrading situation, and that they will consider every option possible.
«When I saw the media avail of JT Miller yesterday (Friday), I went, 'ooooh... This has the aroma and the look of a guy who's had enough'... It can either go one of two ways: either GM Patrik Allvin brings Miller's camp a trade opportunity, or maybe JT just steps up and says, 'Hey, I've got a no-move clause, I've got 3 young kids and I'm going to protect my family, so you can drag me through the mud all you want, but I'm not waiving it until the offseason,'» Darren Dreger said.
This isn't the first time the Rangers have been linked to Miller, as they have offered Mika Zibanejad before, while the team covets bottom-pairing defenseman Braden Schneider.
GM Chris Drury may have to swallow his pride and consider all options himself, as there are a few obstacles in the way of bringing him here. That means even trading Braden Schneider.
<>«I do think the Rangers are interested, but I don't know how easy that match is going to be,» Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast. «If Vancouver wanted to do Zibanejad and again Zibanejad has a no-move clause too, so he'd have to want to do it, I think that could be done already. I'm not banking on that.
«The guy I could see Vancouver really liking is Schneider, but I'm not convinced at all the Ranger would want to do that, as a matter of fact, I'm convinced they wouldn't just because I think they want to keep Schneider.»
If Miller is unhappy with the situation, the Rangers could offer him familiarity as he's already been a Ranger once.
If GM Chris Drury sells him on the vision, the team could be one of the few he could waive his no-trade clause for
