In a normal season, any sort of January trade would be notable. This season, there's barely room to breathe in between breaking news announcements.
B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIceFull trade details, per <a href="https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYP_Brooksie</a>:<br><br>NYR Acquires:<br>J.T. Miller<br>Erik Brannstrom<br>Jackson Dorrington<br><br>VAN Acquires:<br>Filip Chytil<br>Victor Mancini<br>1st Round Pick (Protected) <a href="https://t.co/JYlRfrJvVC">https://t.co/JYlRfrJvVC</a> <a href="https://t.co/0ovJ7TFT4b">pic.twitter.com/0ovJ7TFT4b</a>
Unlike the Mikko Rantanen stunner, J.T. Miller's return to New York seemed inevitable for weeks. The Canucks felt their locker room dynamics were untenable and Rangers general manager Chris Drury had been after Miller from the moment he took the job in New York.