New Jersey Devils Reportedly All In On Acquiring Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller
Another Eastern Conference team has entered the J.T Miller sweepstakes on Friday, as rumors continue to swirl about his future with the Vancouver Canucks.
We're officially less than 50 days away from the National Hockey League's trade deadline for the 2024-25 season and action is expected to pick up in the coming weeks, with the Vancouver Canucks being mentioned in several rumors, especially regarding forward J.T. Miller.
Earlier this month, it was reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman that the Vancouver Canucks are exploring the trade market for J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson following rumors of a rift between the two players.
In the last two weeks since that report from Elliotte Friedman, J.T. Miller has been linked to a number of teams including the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers, who reportedly offered Mika Zibanejad in a 1-for-1 deal that was rejected by Patrik Allvin.
While it's unclear if the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers are still in the mix for J.T. Miller, it appears that another Eastern Conference team has begun to kick tires on the 31-year-old.
New Jersey Devils reportedly kicking tires on J.T. Miller
According to Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects, he's hearing that the New Jersey Devils are kicking tires on Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller.
The New Jersey Devils could be a perfect trade partner for the Vancouver Canucks for one pretty significant reason - Patrik Allvin wanting to add a top-four defenseman to the team.
Yesterday, 2022 second-overall pick Simon Nemec did an interview with a Slovakian media outlet where he expressed his frustration with his current situation in New Jersey.
During the interview with Dennik Sport, Nemec said that he can't remembers the last time a second-overall pick went to the AHL for a third year, adding that it's probably too early to request a trade.
Perhaps Patrik Allvin could attempt to go after Simon Nemec in trade talks with the New Jersey Devils, with J.T. Miller going the other way, but we'll have to wait and see how things develop in the coming weeks.
