J.T. Miller Compared to Former Toxic Winnipeg Jets Player by Darren Dreger
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller was compared to former toxic Winnipeg Jets player Blake Wheeler by insider Darren Dreger.
With many reports suggesting the feud between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson is dividing the Vancouver Canucks locker room and hurting the team's performances.
After a breakout season last year, the team can't compete at the same level, likely due to the toxic environment caused by the rift.
It recently reached a new level, which forced Rick Tocchet to get involved, calling out Miller after a bad performance in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings earlier this week:
I think he has some bad luck, but he also has some reads that he has to look at himself right now, focus on some of these reads. I mean, you can't dive in on a four-on-four, things like that. I think he is trying, but I think the focus level has to get a little higher."
Then, Miller opened up on his struggles that are hurting the team:
According to Darren Dreger, the Vancouver situation has many similarities with what went down a few years ago in the Winnipeg Jets locker room, when Blake Wheeler was the captain:
Wheeler was the captain in Winnipeg for seven years but was stripped of his captaincy and ended up signing with another organization not long after.
A report from 2023 published by The Hockey Writers shed light on what went down:
Other players asked to be traded in Winnipeg due to the toxic locker room. If the Canucks want to avoid being caught in a similar situation, they should get rid of the problem at its source.
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JANVIER 18 | 218 ANSWERS J.T. Miller Compared to Former Toxic Winnipeg Jets Player by Darren Dreger Do you think J.T. Miller and Blake Wheeler have similar toxic impacts in the locker room? | ||
| Yes | 165 | 75.7 % |
| No | 53 | 24.3 % |
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