If you take the long view, all the way back to February of 2022, then J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers appears inevitable.

J.T. Miller’s return to the New York Rangers became successful very quickly when he scored in the opening period against the Boston Bruins, a day after he was acquired in a trade from Vancouver.

One of the NHL's more bizarre situations is finally being resolved. Center J.T. Miller has been traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers, according to multiple reports. Miller and teammate Elias Pettersson,