MAJOR | The reason why the J.T. Miller trade to Pittsburgh fell through has been revealed
In the weeks leading up to the National Hockey League's trade deadline in early March, rumours were running rampant regarding a potential J.T. Miller trade, with the Pittsburgh Penguins in hot pursuit of the 30-year-old forward.
At times, it felt like it was a foregone conclusion that Miller was going to be a Penguin by the time 3 p.m. ET came on Friday, March 3rd, but he remained with the Vancouver Canucks.
Now we know why a potential trade between Vancouver and Pittsburgh fell through and it was because the Penguins didn't want to include Jason Zucker in the three-team deal.
Rob Rossi of The Athletic added that trading Zucker would have been a non-starter for Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan and that Fenway Sports Group wasn't keen on taking on Miller's contract extension, which kicks in next season at $8 million AAV for seven years.
"Hextall flirted with the idea of adding Vancouver forward J.T. Miller, a Pittsburgh-area native who recorded 99 points the previous season, in a three-team trade, but the Penguins would have lost Jason Zucker in the deal � a non-starter for an infuriated Sullivan and a move that would've clashed with FSG's judgment that it couldn't justify Miller's massive contract extension from a business perspective."
Instead of finalizing a trade for Miller, the Penguins turned their attention elsewhere and eventually swung a deal with Nashville Predators two days before the deadline for Mikael Granlund. Granlund's impact on the Penguins was very minimal, only putting up five points in 21 games.
Source: The Athletic
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MAI 24 | 444 ANSWERS MAJOR | The reason why the J.T. Miller trade to Pittsburgh fell through has been revealed Should the Canucks try and move Miller before his no-movement clause kicks in on July 1st? | ||
| Yes | 219 | 49.3 % |
| No | 78 | 17.6 % |
| Only if the deal benefits the Canucks | 137 | 30.9 % |
| See Results | 10 | 2.3 % |
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