Canucks J.T. Miller could soon be on the move
To say the Vancouver Canucks start to the 2021-22 season has been disappointing would be a massive understatement.
After making the playoffs in the 2019-20 season, many believed this team was set to become a contender as they had and still have some great young pieces in players like Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes. Unfortunately, things just haven't come together as planned, in large part due to incompetence at the management position. While many fans are begging ownership to fire general manager Jim Benning, that doesn't appear to be happening, and he may soon look to trade the team's leading scorer in J.T. Miller.
According to Ben Kuzma, a writer for The Province, the Minnesota Wild recently called the Canucks regarding the 28-year-old forward. Kuzma suggests that Miller, who has a contract with a cap hit of $5.25 million that expires at the end of the 2022-23 season, could be traded for Kevin Fiala. For those unaware, the Wild are reportedly shopping Fiala due to an ongoing rift between him and head coach Dean Evason.
While Fiala is certainly a talented player, he has struggled with consistency at times throughout his career and is not as dominant as Miller. This means that if the Wild are interested in making this work, they would need to sweeten the pot. Generally, trade rumors are met with skepticism amongst fans, but this particular one doesn't seem all that farfetched.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||