JT MILLER TRADE REGRET? NEW YORK RANGERS OVER COLORADO AVALANCHE… (Canucks News)

JT MILLER TRADE REGRET? NEW YORK RANGERS OVER COLORADO AVALANCHE… (Canucks News)

So, I feel like this is going to be more of a classic Lego Rocks 999 style commentary. Not too many graphics on the screen, not too many statistics or numbers or whatever, just an idea, just a commentary topic, and just a ramble. This is kind of the classic style. And it’s always nice to return to the roots, isn’t it? Because today, what I wanted to do was dive into a tweet that I saw yesterday during the New York Rangers and Vancouver Conucks game. It involves a former Vancouver Canucks superstar, a 100point player whose tenure with the team was as polarizing as it was successful. Today, I wanted to talk about JT Miller and what Raymond Hat had to say during yesterday’s hockey game. I bet you Miller wishes he didn’t nick a trade to the Colorado Avalanche right now. He chose the Rangers over the Aves. That’s actually wild. Lol. So, this is a commentary about regret. Regret. I’ve had a few. Something like that. Let’s get into Miller here now, shall we? There was a funny part in yesterday’s game where JT was okay, let’s just say it right here. He was angry like for a good chunk of the game. Wasn’t doing all too well. Of course, the Rangers got shut out at home again. He’s the captain of the team. But there was a moment in like the second period of yesterday’s Rangers game where JT Miller accidentally skated into the connect zone with the puck offside and then because it was offside because the play was blown dead he slammed the puck against the endboards. He just kind of threw it, shot it, whatever verb you want to use. And the camera cut to Brock Besser on the Canucks bench telling his teammates, “Oh, he’s mad.” And that was a really funny moment because I don’t think a lot of the Conucks players got it right away. Like I think he was sitting with Vander Kane and Marco Rossi. So obviously those guys did not play with JT Miller last year or the years before with Vancouver. But I thought it was super hilarious like Brock literally acknowledging on the bench and the cameras caught it. Yeah. No JT, he’s mad. It happened again. As if it wasn’t a common occurrence with the Vancouver Conucks. I feel like in that situation it’s like, yeah, okay, you probably saw the guy rip into Elias Patterson and not get along with 11.6 for most of his time with the Vancouver Conucks. It’s probably a very easy tell to see when he is upset. And when he’s slamming the puck against the boards, obviously you would say that that’s a lot more likely than not. But ultimately, let’s refer back to that idea at the beginning of the video that JT Miller may or may not be regretting nixing a trade to Colorado. And one of the first replies to this tweet is posted right underneath by Dagger. For some guys playing hockey, this is just a job. They punch in and punch out. Miller is an easy coast guy, I should say east coast guy, and wanted to finish his contract there. Not a real surprise. For a guy as competitive as him, you’re saying he’s just punching in and out. It doesn’t mean they just show up and coast. For many guys, this is a job and where they play is important and has nothing to do with where that team is in the standings. Then there also are some conversations like, “Oh, Miller’s wife apparently would have been interested in New York, yada yada yada.” But I do think that it is worth it to acknowledge the nuance here because JT Miller, as we’ve come to learn over the past few years, he isn’t exactly the same as a Quinn Hughes type of player. He’s not specifically only winning all the time. That’s the only thing he cares about. yada yada yada. There is a little bit of room to breathe when it comes to JT and his vested interests as a National Hockey League player. It’s quite clear that even though he is super competitive, there was always going to be that element of, hey, he wants to go back to New York, not because they’re super amazing, but because it’s New York and there is a connection there. Colorado is a team that he apparently did reject going to because it’s in the middle of the Americas. Like, it’s not close to New York. It’s not close to where he grew up. It’s not close to the area in which he got drafted and started his NHL career. Of course, we know Miller is from the Pittsburgh area, so obviously there is a connection in that spot. Would there have been some sort of affinity if Miller got traded to the Penguins? Who really knows? But Colorado seems like it probably would have been too far away. And I think about some of the other situations around the NHL where we learn about players desires and what specific areas they want to go to. I’ve only really been confused like once or twice. I think for Matthew Kachchuck, a lot of folks were kind of speculating where it was he was going to be interested in going to and it was around St. Louis, Dallas, Nashville, that sort of spot. So when he landed in Florida, it was like, okay, well that’s almost there. you’re kind of breaching a little bit souththeast in that respect, but it’s still in that warmer American area. And then for Johnny Gadro, I think that’s the only time we’ve been really confused. It was like, yeah, no, the guy wants to go back to Philly, right? He wants to go to Philly, New Jersey, any of these teams in that same metro area. Nope, sorry. He chooses Columbus. And then it’s like, oh, well, his wife got an opportunity, so he’s doing the ultimate family man thing. Rest in peace, Johnny Gdro. But for JT Miller, I’m specifically thinking about it like, huh, this guy definitely played a hand in where it was he was going to go. We all recognize that he wanted to go to New York. He’s now the captain of the team. There’s a big responsibility there. But if he was just a Quinn Hughes type, if he had that personality where it was like, “Okay, I don’t care about the location. Just send me where I’m going to win. Screw playing with my brothers. I want to play on a team that can compete for the cup every single year.” If Quinn Hughes chose Minnesota over a team like New Jersey or what have you, I wonder what Miller would have been like if he had chosen Colorado over the New York Rangers. I mean, last year, you take a look at the NHL standings. The Rangers were still on the outside of the playoff race looking in and Colorado was comfortably in a Central Division top three spot. Of course, that’s like at the end of the season. Miller was traded before then. So maybe it’s a little more difficult to fully fit that into the conversation. But if JT Miller was super concerned about winning in the same way a Quinn Hughes was, for example, then why wouldn’t you accept a trade to Colorado? Why wouldn’t you allow yourself to go and play with McKinnon and Macar? Whether or not the timeline would have allowed you to play with a Randin or a Natious or maybe you don’t because Anious gets traded to Vancouver or whatever, that’s besides the point. But Miller with Mar and McKinnon, the 3 M if you wanted to say that. That sounds like a really good pairing. Like Miller at his absolute peak playing his best hockey would mesh really well with all those top players. And I just wonder if they were able to keep Nous as well or Rantin. I don’t think they would have been able to, but if they did, what exactly would that power play look like? You know, Miller, Natus, McKinnon, Mar, and then whomever else you want to toss out there, Lechinan. I guess there’s a lot to like out of what a Millerfilled Colorado Avalanche team would have looked like. And I’m saying that fully knowing that the Colorado Avalanche are a total wagon this year and all their guys are at the top of the NHL points race. I mean, Marty Nas, everybody was like, “Yeah, no, that guy’s never gonna be able to score all the points that he had done in Carolina last year ever again.” But it’s like, oh no, he will just put him with McKinnon and Mar. And for JT, it’s like, yeah, the guy was a 100 point score. He probably would be in that same territory again if he was just with these new guys. So with all that in mind, let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Do you buy into the notion that a guy like JT Miller is probably regretting his choice of getting traded to New York over mixing that trade to the Colorado Avalanche? Do you think that would have been a better move for his career? Do you think that would have been a better move for his family? Obviously, that plays a part into it. JT and Natalie Miller are super involved in the community. It’s one of the reasons why losing JT was such a big hit. Not just because of his on ice production, but because like Natalie Miller would set up a lot of the Kucks fundraising stuff and it was super good. I mean, there was a lot of positive energy from that family in this city. Maybe not if your name is Person, but like everybody else in the community. There’s a lot to like there. And obviously JT would prioritize the well-being and comfort of his folks. So with that in mind, let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Do you think Colorado was a missed opportunity here for the Millers? Thoughts in the comment section below. I hope you enjoyed this video and bye.

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We’re going over New York Rangers captain JT Miller, and whether or not he could be regretting not joining the Colorado Avalanche after his trade from the Vancouver Canucks.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

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