New York Rangers J.T. Miller issues an emotional statement on being reunited with lifelong friend
It's been an emotional week for JT Miller as he has been reunited with the team who drafted him along with a lifelong friend in Vincent Trocheck where he chose to move in with his best friend Earlier this week.
You can get a sense that J.T. Miller isn't taking his second stint with NYR for granted, especially because he gets to play with his bestfriend, Vinny Trocheck. Last night, I talked to J.T. about having Trocheck as a teammate.
Miller made himself at home with Trocheck
When he was asked on whether he was staying with Trochek, Miller gave a great comment that he just moved right in.
"I didn't ask, I just moved right in."
Both Rangers teammates had grown up together in Pittsburgh and were best friends since a very young age. Adding Miller back to the Rangers was a dream for Trochek that he never thought he would play with his best friend on the same team as it's been in the making for some time.
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Having a best friend on the team and, you know, it's, I don't think at that start of the year, we were thinking about playing with each other, but when the opportunity came, obviously that's something for our families is really special," Miller said.
"And, you know, for us to be here together, trying to work together to get a common goal it's a really cool feeling and, you know, we're both very lucky," he added. JT Miller
"And, you know, for us to be here together, trying to work together to get a common goal it's a really cool feeling and, you know, we're both very lucky," he added. JT Miller
Trochek quite emotional about reunion with Miller
As for Trochek, this moment has been long-awaited and has been talked about between the two players over many years. Trocheck expressed his emotions about reuniting with his lifelong friend and how elated he is.
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«He's my best friend in the world,» Trocheck said Friday via NHL.com. «I think this had been a pipe dream for - 10 years in the making, I feel like. Obviously came in the League around the same time. Grew up since we were nine years old together, live about 500 yards from each other back in Pittsburgh.» Vincent Trocheck
He even went as far as apologizing for being as emotional and gushing about the idea of playing with Miller.
«I'm sorry. This is embarrassing. But we've been talking about it forever. It means a lot. It's just a cool experience to be able to play with your best friend in the NHL,» he added. Vincent Trocheck
With the saga over and JT Miller back with the Rangers, the team and the fan base will see how this trade shakes out and see if it helps the Rangers get back into the playoffs.
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