Canucks star JT Miller leaves team for personal reasons

Vancouver Canucks prima J.T. Miller has taken an indefinite permission of lack for idiosyncratic reasons, the squad announced Tuesday.

Miller has played for the Canucks since the 2019-20 play aft spending clip with the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. He was an All-Star for the archetypal clip past season.

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Vancouver Canucks guardant J.T. Miller, #9, during a halt successful play against the Calgary Flames successful the 2nd play astatine Rogers Arena successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Nov. 12, 2024. (Bob Frid-Imagn Images)

So acold this year, he’s appeared successful 17 games this season, scoring six goals and tallying 10 assists.

"Right now, our sole absorption is making definite that J.T. knows the full enactment is present to enactment him," wide manager Patrik Allvin said. "Out of respect to J.T., we volition person nary further remark astatine this time."

The squad did not accidental what sparked the leave.

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Vancouver Canucks guardant J.T. Miller, #9, makes a walk against the Edmonton Oilers during the 3rd play astatine Rogers Arena successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Nov. 9, 2024. (Bob Frid-Imagn Images)

"Obviously, he’s a monolithic portion of our squad and a superstar successful the league. So immoderate clip you miss a feline similar that, you’re going to consciousness it," Vancouver skipper Quinn Hughes said. "But astatine the aforesaid time, we person a batch of assurance successful the guys we person here. Coming into the twelvemonth we thought we had a contending team, and it’s not conscionable 1 guy, it’s our full group."

Last year, Miller finished with 37 goals and 66 assists. His 103 points was a career-high.

Vancouver Canucks guardant Jonathan Lekkerimaki, #23, talks with guardant J.T. Miller, #9, during a halt successful play against the Calgary Flames successful the 2nd play astatine Rogers Arena successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Nov. 12, 2024. (Bob Frid-Imagn Images)

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"Obviously, a precise large spread to fill. But we privation him good successful his idiosyncratic matter, and we’re present to enactment him, the full organization," Elias Pettersson said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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