Best case scenario, he only misses this game and a couple of practices (Canucks have a 3 game break after today), re-joins the team for the road trip, and is good to go in Ottawa.
Confirmed with Link: Dec 10: JT Miller is back skating with the team, return date TBD
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I mean, not that I "hope" it's an off-ice issue or event, but that seems like a more plausible and justifiable reason to take a leave of absence from the team, vs. "I'm not playing well so I just want to take a break".
MVP race lmao I just hope he can play above average consistently for a month, 4 decent games after a terrible playoffs last season and 13 bad games to start this season.
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agreed, but it also suggests the team is bracing that whatever it is likely could extend for a while
it's not the kind of thing you'd say in a press release if he's just facing burnout and they're giving him scheduled days off until christmas for load management or whatever
I get the impression that Tocchet's comments probably spurred JT to take a leave of absence, rather than knowingly blasting him when he has off-ice issues.
That also isn't a great look but it's also a mature thing by JT to say he needs a reset when he hasn't been playing well.
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Its wild how different the narrative is between Miller and EP...
Yeah, totally. Expect if they had any sense of timeline they would have said it was an injury. But my guess is no one has a clue how long he will need at this point.
Take your time JT. The team needs to step up in his absence. We need JT to come back strong and ready for the playoffs.
Petey its your time to shine now
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To me, that's a worse look.
"Coach wasn't happy with me so I have to leave the team". I mean, Petey didn't even do that and Tocc was openly denying Petey was ever injured.
I said elsewhere in the thread, I don't "hope" it's an off-ice issue/situation, but that would seem a far more plausible and justifiable reason to take a leave of absence.
Petey just needs to performatively smash his stick on the bench a couple times so that casuals label him as a "leader" and "he hates losing".
Knowing JT, it's probably more like "Coach wasn't happy with me and I'm not happy with my effort, so I need a reset."
Like, I'd respect Petey if he did that too.
EpochLink
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If it's family reasons, take your time off and focus on that.
Reset and recharge.
Reset and recharge.
And The End. If you guys want to discuss it further, this is really not thread.
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You just knew something was off with him. I still wonder if there's an injury they don't what to disclose but regardless, I hope Miller gets whatever help is needed be it for him, his family or whatever's going on.
We endured with him now we just have to endure without him.
We endured with him now we just have to endure without him.
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I think with this news, mixed with Boeser being out indefinitely, means the season needs to be seen as a write-off.
Keep the 1st rounder, give the kids more playing time and opportunity, but yeah. We aren't winning shit this season. I don't even think we're making the playoffs with our current roster.
What a disaster of a season. Feels like the complete opposite of past year. The fact that they're even 9-4-3 is due to a butter soft schedule.
Keep the 1st rounder, give the kids more playing time and opportunity, but yeah. We aren't winning shit this season. I don't even think we're making the playoffs with our current roster.
What a disaster of a season. Feels like the complete opposite of past year. The fact that they're even 9-4-3 is due to a butter soft schedule.
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Bojack Horvatman
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Tough to hear, but there are more important things in life than sports. Glad to see players starting to put their mental well-being first.
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On a personal level, it does.
On a team level, it does not. Makes no difference why he's out - he's out. The team now has to play without him.
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Yup. How entitled are these people that they think players should sacrifice their physical and mental health for their entertainment or so that their favourite team wins? Just no empathy what so ever. f*** them
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I don't think we would have heard anything if this was the case. Don't see any way that happens.
I think its almost beyond question that Miller has some injuries right now, so I find it really odd that he wasn't just held out for injury reasons as I don't think anyone would have batted an eye.
