The Athletic spoke to three NHL team executives —two current and one former — to get their thoughts on the hot-button topics in Vancouver.

With those talks falling apart, it felt more and more likely that the Canucks would return to talks with the New York Rangers over Miller. The Rangers have recovered a bit after a

Miller heads back to New York, where he spent the first six seasons of his career, in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick. Vancouver prospects Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington also went to the Rangers in the deal. Vancouver’s return was reported by the New York Post.