NHL star J.T. Miller taking indefinite leave of absence due to 'personal reasons'

Vancouver Canucks guardant J.T. Miller volition beryllium taking an indefinite permission of lack for 'personal reasons', arsenic revealed successful a connection from the team.

'Right now, our sole absorption is making definite that J.T. knows the full enactment is present to enactment him,' Canucks wide manager Patrik Allvin said. 'Out of respect to J.T., we volition person nary further remark astatine this time.'

The reasons for Miller's indefinite permission of lack were not made instantly wide astatine the clip of publishing.

The National Hockey League did not nonstop retired a memo regarding Miller's introduction into the Player Assistance Program, a associated task by the league and the player's national to assistance players struggling with their intelligence health, substance abuse, oregon different issues.

DailyMail.com has contacted the Vancouver Canucks for clarification connected this matter.

According to Patrick Johnston of the British Columbia paper 'The Province', Miller's permission of absence, 'is not related to substance oregon alcohol maltreatment oregon thing astatine each similar that.'

Johnston added, 'It's astir giving the subordinate a accidental to re-set himself mentally. We cognize helium is obsessed with competing astatine 100 per cent and we tin spot helium hasn't been. That's been weighing connected him.'

Johnston besides pointed retired that Natalie Miller, J.T.'s wife, has unopen down her Instagram account.

Miller was reportedly benched precocious successful a nonaccomplishment to the Nashville Predators connected Sunday nighttime and lone logged 12 minutes of crystal time. 

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