J.T. Miller had been through it before, and recognized that being traded was an occupational hazard.
So while a lot of people were surprised when Tampa Bay dealt him to Vancouver June 22 for a package headlined by a first-round draft choice in 2020, Miller pretty much took the move in stride.
"I know that's part of the business," he said after Vancouver's game-day skate at PPG Paints Arena. "And I had time to prepare myself for it."
If the change was in disruptive in any way, it hasn't been reflected by his play during the first two months of the season, during which Miller has been among the Canucks' most productive players.