Former Canucks Captain Bo Horvat Comments on Controversy Between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson
The locker room drama between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson has been a hot topic in the NHL, and now former Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat has commented.
Bo Horvat served as Vancouver Canucks captain from 2019 until his trade in 2023 to the New York Islanders, and was a teammate of both Miller and Pettersson.
Here were his comments on the Canucks drama that has rocked the NHL:
'It's definitely [been blown out of proportion]," Horvat told The Hockey News on Thursday morning. "It's always a tough market that way. Any little piece of information gets magnified in those situations, right? But I mean, that comes with the territory. It comes with playing there.
"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."
Horvat continued: "Unfortunately, you're gonna be on both sides of it, right? It's not always gonna be sunshine and rainbows. There's not always gonna be good things said. It's gotta be a tricky situation. It's gotta be tough. But if any two guys, or if anybody can handle it, those guys can."
"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."
Horvat continued: "Unfortunately, you're gonna be on both sides of it, right? It's not always gonna be sunshine and rainbows. There's not always gonna be good things said. It's gotta be a tricky situation. It's gotta be tough. But if any two guys, or if anybody can handle it, those guys can."
This drama will need to come to a resolution soon, because the NHL doesn't allow for this type of behaviour for long.
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