Leafs showing interest in J.T. Miller
For months now, there has been plenty of speculation that the Vancouver Canucks are taking calls on their leading scorer in J.T. Miller.
Weeks ago, there were rumors that the Calgary Flames were interested in adding the 28-year-old, but they instead went out and acquired Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens. It appears another Canadian squad is interested in Miller's services as well, however, as Elliotte Friedman said on Tuesday night that the Toronto Maple Leafs, who he expects to be very ahead of the deadline, could end up with the Canucks forward.
«I'm going with Toronto", Friedman said when asked which Canadian team he expects to be most active ahead of the deadline. «I think Dubas is not done with his defence yet maybe going in or out. First of all, I hope Jake Muzzin is okay, can't wait to see him back on the ice healthy and fully recovered. But, if Dubas is going to be able to use his LTIR space, I think that is going to make things really interesting for him. I'm on the J.T. Miller train.»
What Friedman is alluding too with Muzzin is the concussion the defenceman sustained on Monday night in a game against the Montreal Canadiens. Muzzin's health is certainly the most important thing here, but it is interesting to realize that it could help the Leafs to add another relatively big contract like Miller. Given Friedman's knowledge throughout the league, we shouldn't be surprised at all if this ends up coming to fruition.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||