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Miller returns to Canucks tonight, declines to discuss reasons for absence

Star centre has been on authorized leave since mid-November for undisclosed reasons
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Vancouver Canucks91裸聊视频 J.T. Miller waits to take a faceoff during NHL playoff action against the Edmonton Oilers, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 20, 2024. Star centre Miller will return to the Canucks91裸聊视频 lineup on Thursday when Vancouver hosts the Florida Panthers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Star centre J.T. Miller will return to the Canucks91裸聊视频 lineup on Thursday when Vancouver hosts the Florida Panthers.

The 31-year-old forward took an indefinite leave from the team last month for personal reasons. He declined to say Thursday why he stepped away from hockey.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 here with the team, and I91裸聊视频檓 ready to look forward to what91裸聊视频檚 going to happen in the future, not necessarily what has happened in the past,91裸聊视频 he told reporters after the morning skate.

Miller has six goals and 10 assists in 17 games this season but has not played since Nov. 17.

He91裸聊视频檚 missed 10 games, during which the Canucks (14-8-5) went 5-3-2.

The centre wasn91裸聊视频檛 far from the minds of Vancouver fans during his leave and chants of 91裸聊视频淛-T Mill-er!91裸聊视频 broke out during multiple games.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just an example of how much he means to the team and the city. He91裸聊视频檚 such a big piece to our group,91裸聊视频 said Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers. 91裸聊视频淏ut sometimes there91裸聊视频檚 things bigger than hockey. And props to him for stepping away and taking care of those things.91裸聊视频

Getting back in the lineup Thursday may come with some rust, Miller admitted.

91裸聊视频淚 think this weekend is four weeks (off), so I91裸聊视频檒l try to keep it easy on myself, play my game,91裸聊视频 he said. 91裸聊视频淛ust literally try to make it easy on myself, try to keep it simple, try to play physical 91裸聊视频 things that I can control.91裸聊视频

The six-foot-one, 218-pound forward from East Palestine, Ohio, put up a career-high 103 points last season, then added another 12 in the playoffs.

Picked 15th overall by the New York in the 2011 draft, he91裸聊视频檚 currently in his sixth season with the Canucks following stints with the Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

He was named to the U.S. team for February91裸聊视频檚 4 Nations Face-Off tournament last week.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 excited. He91裸聊视频檚 excited. The players are excited,91裸聊视频 Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said of Miller91裸聊视频檚 return. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 one of the best players in the league. So when you get a guy like that back in the lineup, that means a lot.91裸聊视频

Miller adds speed through the middle of the ice and an emotional intensity, Tocchet added.

91裸聊视频淚 just think that the attitude at the start of the games, he really brings that, puts the other team on their toes right off the bat,91裸聊视频 the coach said. 91裸聊视频淗e plays with a lot of FU, and it91裸聊视频檚 contagious. I think having a guy like him, he91裸聊视频檒l help drag guys into the fight. I think that91裸聊视频檚 what he91裸聊视频檚 really good at.91裸聊视频

Miller is the latest player to rejoin a Canucks team that has been plagued by injuries early this season.

All-star goalie Thatcher Demko made his first start of the campaign Tuesday after sitting out nearly eight months with a knee injury. Winger Dakota Joshua missed the start of the season as he recovered from treatment for testicular cancer. Sniper Brock Boeser was sidelined nearly three weeks by a concussion. Filip Hronek, one of the team91裸聊视频檚 top defenceman, remains out after recovering from a 91裸聊视频減rocedure91裸聊视频 for a lower-body injury.

The group has found ways to win despite holes in the lineup, Miller said.

91裸聊视频淥bviously, with myself and Fil and Demmer and having some injuries, there91裸聊视频檚 been guys that have stepped up, and it91裸聊视频檚 been nice to see,91裸聊视频 he said.

91裸聊视频淚t was a heck of a road trip by those guys, a lot of travel, a lot of games, and then come back home and get a couple points. So obviously, it91裸聊视频檚 been good, but we91裸聊视频檝e got a hard schedule the next week.91裸聊视频





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