Rangers to face discipline from the NHL after allegations of tampering in recent blockbuster trade
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The New York Rangers could very well face some disciplinary actions from the National Hockey League as there has been some speculation of tampering within their latest blockbuster trade with the Canucks.
According to a recent report from Peter Baugh of The Athletic, Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck and his wife Hillary played a major role in the New York Rangers landing J.T. Miller in a trade with the Canucks.
It's no secret that Miller and Trocheck are lifelong friends who always wanted to be on the same team in the NHL. Even their wives are close friends and they may have forced this trade to be finalized in an unusual way.
Here's what Peter Baugh reported happened before the trade, between the Trocheck's and Miller's:
«A little less than a month ago, Hillary Trocheck surprised Natalie Miller for her birthday, flying across North America for a surprise visit in Vancouver. Both their husbands, Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller, were on hockey road trips for the Rangers and Canucks, respectively, and the wives reached out.
«The two of them, they were pushing us: 'Oh you guys have got to get this trade done!'» Vincent Trocheck said. «We're like, 'We don't have any say.'»
«The two of them, they were pushing us: 'Oh you guys have got to get this trade done!'» Vincent Trocheck said. «We're like, 'We don't have any say.'»
Vincent even confirmed that he personally spoke with Miller on behalf of the Rangers to see if Miller was interested in coming back to New York, something that just may be pretty close to tampering depending on how the league looks at it.
«I don't think at the start of the year we were thinking about playing with each other, but when the opportunity came it's something that, for our families, is really special,» Miller said. «For us to be here together, trying to work together for a common goal, it's a really cool feeling.»
Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury said the Rangers' front office did «a lot of homework» on Miller before making the deal. During that process, he talked to Trocheck, who has emerged as a key voice in the Rangers dressing room and a potential option to fill the team's vacant captaincy.
«(Drury) came to me whenever he thought it might be a possibility that J.T. would be traded,» Trocheck said. «Just asked if it was something that J.T. would be willing to do, come to New York. That was just the start of the process. And then talking to J.T., seeing if New York was somewhere he wanted to be was the next step.»
Trocheck sensed that «originally he didn't really want to leave Vancouver. His family had made a home there.» But Miller clearly warmed to the idea of getting traded and acknowledged «it got a little ugly (in Vancouver) at the end.» He called it a team effort between his camp and the Canucks to find him a different place to play.
«It was something we've always dreamed of, playing together,» Trocheck said. «Obviously the logistics of it, he's closer to home: his family can come up any time, he's got friends here outside of hockey. All of that put together, once he kind of processed it, then he wanted to come.»
Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury said the Rangers' front office did «a lot of homework» on Miller before making the deal. During that process, he talked to Trocheck, who has emerged as a key voice in the Rangers dressing room and a potential option to fill the team's vacant captaincy.
«(Drury) came to me whenever he thought it might be a possibility that J.T. would be traded,» Trocheck said. «Just asked if it was something that J.T. would be willing to do, come to New York. That was just the start of the process. And then talking to J.T., seeing if New York was somewhere he wanted to be was the next step.»
Trocheck sensed that «originally he didn't really want to leave Vancouver. His family had made a home there.» But Miller clearly warmed to the idea of getting traded and acknowledged «it got a little ugly (in Vancouver) at the end.» He called it a team effort between his camp and the Canucks to find him a different place to play.
«It was something we've always dreamed of, playing together,» Trocheck said. «Obviously the logistics of it, he's closer to home: his family can come up any time, he's got friends here outside of hockey. All of that put together, once he kind of processed it, then he wanted to come.»
Back in early January the Canucks organization sent out a memo to the entire league, warning teams about potential tampering.
Elsewhere around the Canucks. Earlier this week, the Canucks sent out a note warning teams about tampering. Saying that, looking nobody is allowed to talk to any of players without our permission in advance.' Friedman said.
He added, 'I believe now at this time, some teams do have permission to talk to Miller. Not sure who it is, but I've hear there are some teams that have been granted permission to him.'
He added, 'I believe now at this time, some teams do have permission to talk to Miller. Not sure who it is, but I've hear there are some teams that have been granted permission to him.'
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