The New York Rangers have acquired veteran center J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a multiplayer deal.
In a blockbuster trade involving multiple players, the Canucks are sending J.T. Miller to the Rangers and sending Filip Chytil the other way.
Blueshirts also shipped prospect defenseman Victor Mancini and a protected first-round draft pick to Vancouver. The Rangers also received Jackson Dorrington and Erik Brannstrom in the deal, according to multiple reports.
Drury took his most dramatic step yet in making this Rangers roster his own by acquiring Miller in Friday's blockbuster trade.
The never-ending J.T. Miller saga has, in fact, ended. The 31-year-old star center has been traded to back to the team that drafted him in 2011, the New York Rangers. Vancouver has officially sent J.T.
Miller heads back to New York, where he spent the first six seasons of his career, in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick. Vancouver prospects Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington also went to the Rangers in the deal. Vancouver’s return was reported by the New York Post.
J.T. Miller is reportedly headed back to Manhattan. The New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks agreed to a trade that will bring Miller back to where his
The center who got over the 100-point mark last year is heading from the Vancouver Canucks to the team that drafted Miller 15th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft. Will it be enough to make the Rangers a contender again, in a season in which they haven’t looked like the team that was so close to a Stanley Cup Final last year?
It’s a trade that makes the club younger. Chytil comes with a lot of risk given his history of head injuries, but he’s a capable short-term solution down the middle of Vancouver’s forward ranks, with upside in an expanded role provided that he’s able to stay healthy — which is admittedly a significant “if.”
J.T. Miller is reportedly open to more cities than previously reported in a potential Vancouver Canucks trade.
The Vancouver Canucks received Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a first-round pick in the J.T. Miller trade.