The deal that has been circulating around the NHL news sites for seemingly ever was finally consummated on Friday night as the former Lightning forward is heading back to the New York Rangers. According to reports Miller, Erik Brannstrom, and Jackson Dorrington are heading to the Rangers in exchanged for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a protected 2025 first-round pick. If the pick ends up in the top 13, the Rangers will keep it and Vancouver will receive their 2026 first-rounder.
Thus ends the J.T. Miller vs. Elias Pettersson rift in Vancouver. After months of denying any tension in the clubhouse between the two stars Jim Rutherford, the Canucks’ head of hockey operations, admitted earlier this week there was no way forward with both of them staying on the roster.