Many NHL fans believe the Canucks would've been better off trading Elias Pettersson as opposed to J.T. Miller given their recent performances.
Since arriving in Vancouver, Miller had been an elite point producer with stretches of excellent two-way play. This season didn’t go as smoothly as his feud with Elias Pettersson boiled over. Miller was also clearly banged up starting from opening night and took a significant leave of absence.
After the J.T. Miller trade, one of the talking points surrounding the Vancouver Canucks revolved around faceoff. Subtracting Miller from the lineup left a big hole in this area as he was arguably the team's best faceoff taker.
J.T. Miller has more points than Elias Pettersson has shots since the Vancouver Canucks' blockbuster trade in January.
A blockbuster NHL trade on Friday night sent Vancouver Canucks star center J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.
Vancouver Canucks traded J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers for Filip Chytil, resulting in Miller's improved performance and Elias Petersson's declin
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The Vancouver Canucks have done it again, somehow. In the hottest seller’s market at the NHL trade deadline in a decade, the Canucks couldn’t find fair value for their pending unrestricted free agents, among them Brock Boeser, Pius Suter and Derek Forbort.
The Canucks are in the middle of an offensive crisis. Let's dive into some of the reasons behind their goal-scoring issues.
The Vancouver Canucks (29-22-11) continue their homestand on Sunday when they take on the Dallas Stars (41-20-2). Vancouver will have an advantage in this game, as Dallas did play Saturday night in Edmonton.
Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has zero goals and only three assists in his last 10 games, and has opened up about his struggles.
It's been a little over a month since the Vancouver Canucks made the decision to part ways with J.T. Miller, offloading the veteran center in a blockbuster trade with the New York Rangers.