Player Discussion JT Miller Thread

[MarkMM]

It's ok to be consistently shitty, just don't be lazy. lol

The rumours that he's playing hurt maybe explains some of it, but then if he' so hurt that he can't play right then maybe he shouldn't be playing at all. Unless they're thinking that even a 50% Miller is better than the depth behind him, but even if that were true on the ice (debatable) the circus off the ice would seem to make it a net negative.

 

[Canucker]

The rumours that he's playing hurt maybe explains some of it, but then if he' so hurt that he can't play right then maybe he shouldn't be playing at all. Unless they're thinking that even a 50% Miller is better than the depth behind him, but even if that were true on the ice (debatable) the circus off the ice would seem to make it a net negative.

IMO, I don't think anything is hurt other than his confidence. He just looks like a guy who is feeling the pressure and can't get out of his own way and doesn't have the mental makeup to get out of it right now. I think he's a guy who "feels" the game and feeds off energy and right now he's so frustrated he can't do anything that seems right and keeps digging himself deeper.

 

[Grifter3511]

It's ok to be consistently shitty, just don't be lazy. lol

Well, I hope that's not the takeaway. Lol. I meant moreso that we can't really expect more from Myers. But we have seen, and should be able to expect, more from Miller.
Myers is what he is. Miller is a mercurial b.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

At least in Myers case it's not from a lack of effort. There's a lot of problems with Myers game, but being lazy isn't one of them. He's just not very bright and tries to do too much. Miller is smart, but plays as if he's both lazy/uninterested and dumb.

I think Miller is more intuitive than a thinker on the ice.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

IMO, I don't think anything is hurt other than his confidence. He just looks like a guy who is feeling the pressure and can't get out of his own way and doesn't have the mental makeup to get out of it right now. I think he's a guy who "feels" the game and feeds off energy and right now he's so frustrated he can't do anything that seems right and keeps digging himself deeper.

If I had to guess Id say he is dealing with a neck / shoulder / nerv thing.

 

[VancouverJagger]

Tocchet has said several times Miller is not hurt..........this is a mental thing...........his mind is clearly not focused.........

Sounds like he's as good as gone...........not sure if the damage is too great this year but it's starting to feel like that............