New details have emerged that indicate that the Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes played a massive role in the decision to trade J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, instead of moving Elias Pettersson.![J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes]()
By now it's no secret that their was heated rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, something that left the Canucks organization no choice but to trade one player, and thankfully they chose to move Miller.
The Canucks organization came to a conclusion and decided to trade the older of the two superstars in J.T. Miller, which has really paid off for the New York Rangers organization.
Quinn Hughes reveals his true colors towards J.T. Miller as he plays a massive role in his departure
It seemed that the drama surrounding this situation finally came to an end, but new details have surfaced that proves Quinn Hughes helped the Canucks organization to come to a final decision on picking Miller to be traded.
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes, had a hand at swaying the decision of the management.
It's unclear if there was any hard feelings between Miller and Hughes, but the captain believed Pettersson would be the better player in the long haul, and that the best choice was to keep him and trade Miller.
I think Hughes really backed Pettersson...He knew the fanbase was split on this but he felt very strongly that EP could still have a big impact for them. He believed this was a move they had to make. He believed in the long run every1 would be better off.
The support from the captain must mean a lot for Pettersson, but the over arching narrative right now is that EP40 has not improved at all since Miller was traded away, showing that the Rangers have won the trade so far.
This honestly was the best decision for J.T. Miller as he's been on fire ever since being traded and returning to the New York Rangers organization, as he has 7 goals and 11 assists for 18 points in just 17 games, while Pettersson hasn't done much.
