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BOSTON \u2014 This was not a one-shot deal, not by a long shot. J.T. Miller was not acquired to serve as a short-term band-aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If the five years remaining on the nearly 32-year-old\u2019s contract at an average annual value of $8 million didn\u2019t tell you that, then Chris Drury, the general manager who pulled off the deal with Vancouver, did exactly that hours in advance of Saturday afternoon\u2019s match against the Bruins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is certainly an exciting day and was an exciting night to acquire J.T. Miller, certainly one of the premier impact forwards in the NHL,\u201d Drury said in a conference call with reporters. \u201c[He] brings a unique combination of skill, size and physicality to our team, and not just helps us here in the short term but will be a key part of our core moving forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller \u2014 acquired as the centerpiece of the deal in which Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a protected first-rounder went to Vancouver \u2014 slipped into the Rangers colors for the first time since Feb. 25, 2018, when he scored a goal against the Red Wings at the Garden a day before he was traded to Tampa Bay in the ill-fated deal that included Ryan McDonagh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Rangers, by the way, were on their charter flight to Vancouver when the deal was completed on that deadline day. Miller was told of his fate when the flight landed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What goes around comes around, isn\u2019t that what Mark Messier said one time?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller is expected to fill in many of the emotional blanks the Rangers that has impaired the team this trying season. He is a straight-ahead guy. There\u2019s not a lot of gray to his game or his personality. The dynamic will change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s going to have a terrific impact, not only on the ice but in our room,\u201d Drury said. \u201cAnd not only for the remainder of this year but moving forward as a big piece of our core.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you all know, he\u2019s a terrific 200-foot player, plays both sides of the puck, [plays] both special teams, has a physical element and has a high level of compete that we\u2019re excited to bring to our group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller, who will wear No. 8 this time around and not his original No. 10 that now belongs to Artemi Panarin, finished 11th in the Hart Trophy voting for MVP a year ago off a 37-goal, 66-assist, 103-point season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But issues arose this season, Miller took a leave of absence during November. His feud with teammate Elias Pettersson \u2014 the origins of which are unknown \u2014 became public and apparently insoluble. The Canucks needed to move on. Miller, who had a full no-move clause, was in control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Operating out of a position of weakness, Vancouver made the move that will benefit the Rangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe certainly have done a lot of homework on that situation and on J.T.,\u201d Drury said. \u201cWe do have history with him, obviously having drafted him and having been a Ranger, so we felt comfortable doing the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously I\u2019m not in the dressing room or part of their organization but we wouldn\u2019t have done the deal if we didn\u2019t feel comfortable as to what he\u2019s going to bring us on and off the ice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller joins a team that includes one of his longest and best friends, Vincent Trocheck. They have been close since they grew up together as youth hockey players around the Pittsburgh area. Drury said he spoke to Trocheck before pulling the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of the due diligence we talked to a lot of people,\u201d Drury said. \u201cYou know that Vincent and J.T. have a friendship, and I\u2019m not going to get into the private discussions but Troch was one of the places we did some homework with, for sure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Rangers project to have $16.5M in cap space at the deadline. There is the expectation that Drury is not done making changes to the roster. These moves may be of a shorter-term variety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The GM\u2019s moves will be dictated by results both leading to the deadline and to the two-week Four Nations break that starts on Feb. 9. Five games \u2014 including Saturday\u2019s \u2014 precede the tournament in which Miller will join Trocheck, Adam Fox and Chris Kreider on Team USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to see J.T. getting into our lineup to see what we can do before the break,\u201d Drury said. \u201cI\u2019m always exploring ways how we could be better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to do so into the break and the deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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