Ex-Canucks Captain Bo Horvat Comments on the Complicated Relationship of J.T. Miller & Elias Pettersson
The Vancouver Canucks are the talk of the hockey town right now as their tow superstars are in a major "rift", and now ormer Canucks captain and current New York islanders forward Bo Horvat has chimed in on the situation.
At first, the Canucks did there best to try and contain and keep the issues between the Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller quiet.
As all things go, with the amount of media and former players giving their 2 cents on the situation, the team had to respond, and Patrik Allvin blew it out of the water with a shocking interview just days ago.
Former Vancouver Canucks Captain Bo Horvat Chimes in on the Elias Pettersson Vs. J.T. Miller Saga
No that it has been confirmed by the team, former teammates like Brad Richardson are even coming out to give their perspective.
With that all being said, you think the chatter would start to die down, but, that isnot how the media does business.
The Vancouver media talked to former Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat today in order to get his side of the story.
But, as a true professional, he did not add any more fuel to the already high burning fire, he decided to mention the difficulties of playing in a major market like Vancouver, and how when stories like these occur, it can get blown out of proportion.
"The fans are passionate about their team. It's basically the only huge sports team besides the BC Lions and the White Caps. That's what Vancouver is all about, is the Canucks. So every little thing that's going on in that dressing room or going on with the team, it's gonna get magnified, for sure, and that just comes with playing there."
Bo Horvat was named captain of the Vancouver Canucks back in 2019, which coincidently was J.T. Millers first season with the team since coming over from the Tampa Bay Lighting.
With Millers name getting dragged through the mud lately, Horvat talked about his relationship with both Miller and Pettersson, only saying good things about wither of them.
In the midst of the heated drama surrounding the Vancouver Canucks, the teams former captain offered to be the voice of reason for a change, emphasizing that the market has a way of blowing these types of issues out of proportion, which can be challenge for the players.
