Rangers and Canucks got deep into trade talks to send center J.T. Miller back to New York in a deal that included center Filip Chytil and defenseman Ryan Lindgren before they fell apart Saturday.
Details have emerged of the nixed trade that nearly sent Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.Rangers center Filip Chytil, defenseman Ryan Lindgren, and some future assets - including a first-round pick - could've been headed to Vancouver had the trade gone through,
The Rangers and Canucks reportedly nearly had a deal completed for J.T. Miller and the framework of that trade had come out.
Larry Brooks wrote that the Rangers should not be in the player acquisition mode to try and make a run. Instead, New York would be best served to deal UFAs to replenish the pick population they dealt to make two ECF runs.