The Vancouver Canucks rocked the hockey world, and their fanbase, on January 31st, 2025 when they traded J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.
We’re barely two months removed from the deal, and this one is already looking like a disaster for the Canucks.
Could this have been avoided? What was the alternative for the Canucks? Could Patrik Allvin have avoided this mistake by reading some Canucks history books?
Ugh…at least there’s one good thing with this team right now, which we touch on during this latest episode of Locked On Canucks.
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I lost all respect for Toccett and management/ownership after the Miller trade. We should have got a haul and waited for the offseason to do it
As soon as the drama went public, the value of Miller plummeted. He's had issues with every team he's played for. There's a pattern there. JR shouldn't have confirmed it publicly
Chytil, part of the return from the NY Rangers in a blockbuster trade that had sent JT Miller the other way, is out due to injury for who knows how long. The blue line for the Canucks looks better on paper than it did before that February series of blockbuster trades but still it didn’t look very good against the Kraken under 24 hours ago. Ideally an NHL team should allow fewer than three goals but these Canucks, even before factoring in a late-game empty-netter, allowed FOUR. If that game wasn’t a defensive disaster, I don’t know what is.
He's getting old. It was time.
Allvin jumped the gun signing Pettersson when he was already underperforming. Management then waited far too long with the Pettersson/Miller fiasco and by that point they sould have just waited until the off-season as the season was already in jeopardy. The Rangers forced Chytil knowing full well his career would be done with one more hit. Management did all of this in order to squeak into the playoffs and now it once again, bit them in the a$$! Allvin should be terminated as I believe JR let him take the reigns this year and he dropped the ball every single time.
Petey Police are going to be angry now! When "feelings" and "drama" out weighs "scoring" and "winning" then…. enjoy your tee times! YOU are the reason Canucks didn't reach the playoffs. Trading Miller was the worst thing this team has done next to signing EP40 to such a massive over priced contract
Another Beartchi 2.0 chytill ?this regime is worsed then Benning
This was the worst, most crazy deal in Canucks history. What is the Win here? I almost don't even care anymore but that's impossible. I was Born in Vancouver.
Regards to Chytil…just faaking go camping. You already exceeded what many have only Dreamed about. Trade? The whole s fk is FUBAR. FUTURE!! let's go.
I miss JT Miller & Zadorov
thinking every trade has a winner or loser is meathead nonsesne. just look at the rangers, they suck too and miller hasnt helped them at anything except filling up their cap space.
It all started when they traded Bo,…. dumbest deal ever in franchise history. Then firing Bruce for Tocchet,….Rutherford and Alvin suck, they remind me of the team before Pat Quinn saved us,….Frank better wake up,…..
Toccett needs to go.
Unfortunately Miller no longer had much interest in playing in Vancouver. They were dealing from a position of weakness and everyone knew it.
The return was never going to be all it should have been.
You can say whatever after all this. Do not look back, look ahead please
Chytil was not an unknown. Everyone knew he was one hit away from a career ending injury.