The drama in Vancouver continues even though J.T. Miller was traded to the Rangers last week.
The Vancouver Canucks may have given up the wrong player.
The Canucks traded J.T. Miller to the Rangers on Friday, but that was the wrong move in the eyes of some players.
Some players in Vancouver are not happy with the blockbuster trade according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli.
“A lot of players in Vancouver are very upset about the Miller trade, and that this wasn’t the move they wanted,” Seravalli said on SN960.
A reported rift between Miller and Elias Pettersson was a topic of conversation for months and it impacted the Canucks in a negative way.
The Canucks were seemingly forced to trade either Miller or Pettersson and they ultimately dealt Miller away.
There is now an added pressure on Pettersson to perform at a high level.
"My expectation is higher on him than anyone else on our team, and I expect him to meet my expectation, and I expect him to meet his own expectation," Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said. "So far, he has not done that. If you talk to him, he’s disappointed. But he’s aware of it, and I know that he’s capable and that he will work at it.”
Miller has two goals, two assists and four points in his three games with the Rangers as he’s been thriving with his new team.