Confirmed with Link: JT Miller to Take Indefinite Leave of Absence for Personal Reasons

[supercanuck]

Taking a step back, I think JT's leave is the organization learning from EP's struggles and making the right decision collaboratively with the player. Instead of struggling through it, makes so much more sense to take some time off and recalibrate. Probably some learnings from the whole Mik debacle too.

 

[arttk]

Taking a step back, I think JT's leave is the organization learning from EP's struggles and making the right decision collaboratively with the player. Instead of struggling through it, makes so much more sense to take some time off and recalibrate. Probably some learnings from the whole Mik debacle too.

Yeah if we continued to play him while injured and he struggles, fans will start turning on him like they did with Petey.

This is 100% the right move to make, rest him till he’s ready.

 

[credulous]

if miller was just injured he'd be on ir. there's something else going on with him

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Taking a step back, I think JT's leave is the organization learning from EP's struggles and making the right decision collaboratively with the player. Instead of struggling through it, makes so much more sense to take some time off and recalibrate. Probably some learnings from the whole Mik debacle too.

Absolutely.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

My dudes, let's just chill on any Miller criticism for now. I have a feeling this is much much worse than we all imagine. The fact he played at all this season is crazy. Some stuff I read...well I just hope its flat out wrong about the long term implications of this

What Miller criticism..?

Boeser when struggling with his mental health was called a "fat slug" etc here.

EP has been called all sorts of horrid shit.

Ive seen none of that for Millers struggles this season.

 

[arttk]

if miller was just injured he'd be on ir. there's something else going on with him

From Drance

“
Miller, away from the club indefinitely for personal reasons, is currently off the Canucks’ 23-man roster as an Injured Non-Roster player.

Injured non-roster functions the way that normal Injured Reserve does for the most part — Miller’s cap hit still counts on the books but the club gets an extra spot on the 23-man roster — the only exception is that it’s somewhat more flexible. A player placed on IR is ineligible to return for at least a week but Miller is eligible to be activated at any time.”

 

[DiggerDan]

Miller was pulling positive goal differentials and putting up a point per game while playing high leverage minutes. His legs went in the last 2 or 3 games he played but claiming he was a liability is functionally insane. Like actually WTF.

Completely agree (along with Royal and a couple others). Anyone who is comparing Miller's early season performance to EP is frankly out to lunch. My hope is that he gets the rest he needs mentally, physically, and comes back to a team that is less reliant on him driving effort, etc. I fully expect he and the team will be better for it.