Inside the Vancouver Canucks Lockeroom Reactions to J.T. Millers Return From Mental & Physical Reset
The Vancouver Canucks' homestand continued on Thursday night at Rogers Arena as the team welcomed the 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers to town.
It was a big night for Vancouver as forward J.T. Miller returned to the lineup for the first time since taking a leave of absence for personal reasons.
Miller addressed the media yesterday afternoon, saying that he didn't want to talk about his reason for leaving and wanted to focus on being back playing hockey with his teammates.
Vancouver Canucks players happy to have J.T. Miller back with the team
J.T. Miller picked up where he left off, registering two assists last night as the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-0.
After the game, members of the Vancouver Canucks spoke about J.T. Miller's return and what he means to the team.
Boeser added, "He's such an elite player and he shows what he can do night in and night out."
Rick Tocchet also commented on J.T. Miller's first game action in nearly a month, praising how well he played against Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.
He added, "I thought he did a good job against Barkov. He's a big guy in the middle, it's tough to go around him."
The Vancouver Canucks will return to the ice on Saturday night as they welcome Nikita Zadorov and the Boston Bruins to town for a 7 pm PT puck drop on Hockey Night in Canada.
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DECEMBRE 13 | 292 ANSWERS Inside the Vancouver Canucks Lockeroom Reactions to J.T. Millers Return From Mental & Physical Reset Will J.T. Miller finish the 2024-25 season as a point-per-game player? | ||
| Yes | 240 | 82.2 % |
| No | 52 | 17.8 % |
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