Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast on the Connor McDavid Has a Imply Streak episode, on the Vancouver Canucks, J.T. Miller scenario and the place issues are at with the New York Rangers.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “…. And, you realize, they, they’ve had two actually dangerous losses in a row. So after that sport, you realize, there was additionally the purpose the place, you realize, (coach Rick) Tocchet went all the way down to Miller, and Miller went all the way down to the opposite finish of the bench, and it simply regarded all dangerous.
And, you realize, there’s been a whole lot of dialog, and clearly I’ve been a part of it too, about the entire Miller – Pettersson relationship. At that time, after that sport on Thursday evening, I don’t suppose it had something to do with the 2 gamers. I feel it had every part to do with an general frustration with how every part was going. And I feel the Canucks made an actual effort to say, we’re doing this, we’re doing this, and we’re getting this executed.
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Now, I’d heard that Miller had requested for a commerce, however had lastly mentioned, ‘Simply get me out of right here.’ However that was denied to me. And I feel as a pair folks simply mentioned to me, like, everyone is aware of what’s happening right here, and so they’re simply they’re attempting to work to get one thing executed. However a selected commerce request, that was denied to me by a number of folks.
However I feel there was a degree on Friday the place it regarded like with the Rangers it was shut. And Miller was instructed it was shut. And on Saturday morning, once I awoke in Canmore (British Columbia), I had messages to verify on this, as a result of I don’t suppose Miller was taking part in tonight. After which one thing occurred, and I don’t know if it was on Friday evening. I don’t know if it was on Saturday morning. However after the morning skate on Saturday, there was no inclination he wasn’t going to play. I waited all day. It by no means modified. Clearly, he performed, and he performed an important sport. He was certainly one of Vancouver’s finest gamers.
I feel they’d one thing going with the Rangers, and I feel it fell aside. And I don’t know, I’ve some theories, however I simply don’t have sufficient proof. I don’t suppose Miller vetoed it. I only for no matter purpose, I simply don’t suppose it acquired to the end line.
However any time a staff goes to a participant or an agent or whoever. However lots of people knew there was an opportunity he wasn’t going to play. Then, each time a staff goes and does that, they suppose it’s shut. And I had a number of individuals who instructed me they thought it was shut.
And once more, I feel it was the Rangers. Now there’s been a whole lot of names thrown round. I don’t suppose it was (Mika) Zibanejad vetoing it. I don’t imagine that’s the case. I feel that, that was one thing, I feel he got here up a very long time in the past, and I simply don’t suppose that’s one thing that pursuits Vancouver. I don’t suppose it was (Braden) Schneider. I feel the Canucks have requested about him a number of occasions earlier than and might’t get him. And, I may at all times be flawed, however I don’t suppose it’s (Alexis) Lafreniere both. I do know his title has been thrown round. I simply, I don’t suppose on this case, it was him.
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I feel it was merely a scenario the place the Canucks have been like, ‘We wish to do that,’ and it simply didn’t get executed for causes I can’t affirm at the moment. This doesn’t make me suppose that any try to commerce with the Rangers is useless. I don’t know that, however all I do know is that proper now, there’s nothing as of Sunday evening once we recorded this, imminent.”
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