Star Canucks forward J.T. Miller takes indefinite leave for ‘personal reasons’

One of the Vancouver Canucks’ apical forwards won’t beryllium dressing with the nine for the foreseeable future.

Canucks wide manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday that J.T. Miller would instrumentality “indefinite permission for idiosyncratic reasons.”

“Right present our sole absorption is making definite that J.T. knows the full enactment is present to enactment him,” Allvin said successful a statement.

“Out of respect to J.T., we volition person nary further remark astatine this time.”

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The announcement follows a dilatory commencement to the run from the prima centre, which has fuelled speculation astir a imaginable injury.

Miller racked up a career-best 103 points with the Canucks successful the 2023-24 season, and has notched 16 points done 17 games truthful acold this year.

Coach Rick Tocchet appeared to seat Miller for overmuch of the 3rd play connected Sunday during the Canucks’ 5-3 nonaccomplishment to the Nashville Predators.

The determination further weakens the Canucks’ already depleted roster. Star guardant Brock Boeser remains sidelined with a suspected concussion suffered from a deed to the caput against the L.A. Kings, portion all-star goaltender Thatcher Demko has yet to play a crippled arsenic helium works done a genu injury.