In the first move, the Canucks shed one of the most productive players in franchise history due to locker room issues. They acquired a younger pivot and an intriguing blue-line prospect. They rented a high-value first-round pick for a couple of hours.

Star center J.T. Miller is heading back to the New York Rangers as the Vancouver Canucks are finalizing a deal to ship the star forward back to Broadway per NHL insider Darren Dreger. Larry Brooks of the New York Post reported that the Rangers are shipping center Filip Chytil,

The New York Rangers have acquired veteran center J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a multiplayer deal.