NHL Insider reveals the New York Rangers refused trade involving J.T. Miller due to one specific reason
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NHL Insider has revealed more information on the nixed trade for J.T. Miller between the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks.
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman recently revealed that the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks were progressing on a deal for J.T. Miller until everything ultimately fell through for some unknown reason.
Friedman never divulged on why the trade was nixed, but there has been rumours that it was due to the Canucks asking for too much along with the two teams not reaching an agreement on the conditions of a first round pick.
However, according to NHL Insider Frank Seravalli we now know what held up this potential deal and it's apparently because the Rangers' hesitancy to pull the trigger.
«It's abundantly obvious that they're trying to make something work with J.T. Miller,» NHL insider Frank Seravalli said. «And I think some of the pushback that I got was from the Rangers end, was not so much that it was a clause that was related to the first-round pick being moved, but that it was the Rangers not being willing to take on the entirety of J.T. Miller's contract. That ended up being the hangup.»
Miller signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022 that won't expire until the end of 2029-30 season as he's set to make $8 million per year.
Definitely a pretty hefty contract, especially for a 31-year old forward, so acquiring J.T. Miller could a be a tremendous financial risk for the New York Rangers in the future.
It still remains unclear if the Rangers and Canucks will be able to overcome this and continue to work out a deal, or if the Rangers are even interested in pursuing a trade for Miller.
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