Rangers News: J.T Miller on facing Vancouver - 'Nothing bad to say about Canucks'

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J.T Miller may have wanted off the Vancouver Canucks, but he's taking the classy road, and isn't going to bash his former club now that he's a member of the New York Rangers.Miller and the Rangers take on his former team on Saturday afternoon, and all eyes are going to be on Miller and Elias Pettersson. The two had their issues for most of the past few seasons, which eventually boiled over and forced the Canucks to make a change. Miller is trying to take a different angle in his return. "I don't want to get into too much detail, but, yeah, I think a fresh start was needed," Miller told Sportsnet's Iain MacIntyre. "I've got nothing bad to say about the Canucks or Vancouver as a city. We loved it there. It felt like home, and that's all you can ask for. But, unfortunately, this is a business and in the business end of things, it was getting difficult."The whole me-and-Petey thing, it's still blown out of proportion," Miller said. "I get what Jim was doing. I have a ton of respect for Jim, and I talked with Jim after that (story). I wasn't mad; I understand everybody has a job to do. Clearly, if me and Petey were better than we were, obviously this might be different. But it's also not as bad as everybody thought either. It's just an easy thing for everybody to run with. There was just a lot of moving parts. They created a lot of special memories for me and my family, especially in the playoffs last year,, I have three young children and one of their favorite memories was the fans chanting my name, probably something I'll never get back. But their honesty, their passion ... I feel like I pride myself on a lot of the same things (the fans) do. They're obsessed with their hockey there and obsessed with their team, and they're always blunt. Not to like that would be pretty hypocritical.Miller has been great for the Rangers, recording 18 points in 20 games, and with both teams fighting for their Stanley Cup Playoff lives, Saturday's matchup will be must-see tv.Photo credit:  © Danny Wild-Imagn Images...

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