J.T. Miller and the Vancouver Canucks could be nearing a resolution to the speculated rift between himself and Elias Pettersson. Rick Dhaliwal of The Athletic reported earlier that although the Canucks haven’t officially asked Miller to waive his no-movement clause, they’ve been involved in plenty of trade activity today regarding Miller.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period added that despite the increased trade chatter surrounding Miller today, he’s still expected to suit up for Vancouver tonight as they’re set to take on the Edmonton Oilers. Neither report mentions any specific teams engaged in these trade talks with the Canucks indicating a deal is still in the very early stages.
Still, it now stands to reason, that absent any additional reporting regarding Pettersson, Miller will be the odd man out in Vancouver. Only time will tell if moving Miller is the best choice moving forward for the Canucks but it’s the easiest one. He’s making $3.6MM less than Pettersson, has less time left on his contract, is more physical, and has recently shown the capability to amass more than 100 points in a given season. Miller is the prototypical forward, so to speak, that any playoff-destined team would love on their roster.
Other notes from the Western Conference:
- According to Curtis Pashelka of San Jose Hockey Now, an underrated forward prospect for the San Jose Sharks, Igor Chernyshov, is finally returning to the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit after a long way back from offseason shoulder surgery. Chernyshov, who was a fringe first-round prospect of the 2024 NHL Draft but was eventually selected with the first selection of the second round, is set to embark on his first year of hockey in North America after scoring 13 goals and 28 points in 22 games last year for the MHL’s MHK Dynamo Moskva.
- Shortly after securing an important victory against the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche announced they’ve reassigned forward Jere Innala to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. It is unclear whether Innala will participate in Colorado’s game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday, or if Valeri Nichushkin will take his spot on the roster. Innala provided two hits while tallying zero points in 7:42 of today’s game against the Stars.
Random spitball…Miller for Cayden Lindstrom, who says no?
Blue Jackets. They dont need a centre as they are stacked and just need to be patient. Miller has been a problem everywhere he has gone . good player with a crappy attitude
@66TheNumberOfTheBest – Unfortunately, I say no. The solution is in their “backyard”, so to speak. Just have Miller put a semiconscious Pettersson in a rowboat in the middle of Lake Okanagan. Miller gets out that special whistle that isn’t audible to humans, blows as hard as he can, and shouts, “Din-Din!” to bring Ogopogo up. Canucks get cap relief, as well as an extra roster slot. And the fans get to put the pitchforks and torches away for a couple of weeks. Almost everybody wins.
Why would the Jackets want Miller? They can get so many other similar players that aren’t locker room cancer without having to trade top assets.
This trade is so bad not even NHL 25 would let you do it.
There are maybe 10 players of Miller’s calibre in the league that play with an edge and you know it
Pettersson to Pittsburgh for some bad contracts and a slew of draft picks
You haven’t been paying attention
You don’t seem to know how trades work. Hint: all teams involved must agree on the terms.
Hint… Vancouver would never accept that and Pittsburgh isn’t interested
Unfortunately Canucks mgmt has signalled that they have little interest in prospects or picks as primary compensation for Miller. He also holds the hammer of where he goes, making Columbus an unlikely fit (which is too bad as they have space, NHL pieces & prospects that should interest Vancouver). Think usual suspects – NYR, Boston, Vegas, Colorado, Carolina, Toronto… Pittsburgh maybe but they lack in talent worth trading for.
Columbus has space, but they’re also currently in a playoff spot and were never looking to be a contract dump target this year. They need a goalie and a 2nd line winger… Only way Miller winds up on the Jackets is for Future Considerations.
Miller is from Ohio so I wouldn’t rule it out completely. Also, Pittsburgh has pieces Vancouver would want, but they don’t want to do it. They probably could send a trade of Marcus Pettersen, mcgroarty, brunicke and a first or 2nd, but that would be stupid on Pittsburghs part.
The Penguins have been defined by stupid trades as of late.
No they haven’t. Stupid signings sure, but none of the trades have been bad
Karlsson.
Definitely not a stupid trade. It may not have worked the way they hoped, but they actually saved cap space in that deal and dumped every bad contract at the same time. The only thing of value they gave up was a first round pick. I would argue that the trade for Smith was worse in the end.
The word on the street in NY is the Rangers are all in on Miller
They don’t learn
Would love to see him on the Kings somehow. Moore, Spence, and a 1st?