The whole world will be watching J.T. Miller make his return to Vancouver tonight, and Canucks star Elias Pettersson broke his silence on the emotional night. Less is sometimes more, and Elias Pettersson's brief remark about J.T. Miller proved exactly that. As the Vancouver Canucks played host to the New York Rangers, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/it-was-not-pretty-jt-miller-opens-up-on-his-exit-from-vancouver' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Miller's return to Vancouver for his first game back since the trade has been making a lot of hype</a>. But Pettersson, the cool cat, is having none of it. When asked about the possibility of a showdown with his now former teammate, the Canucks' top-line forward had a straightforward, no-nonsense response and did not bother going down old narratives. Honestly, we are not happy with how it went. But that's in the past. We can only learn from it. I played against him last year, too. I feel good. I take pride in wanting to be good in both ends. Good defence leads to good offence. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1983254053862998368'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>J.T. Miller went from feuding in Vancouver to Captaining the Rangers</h3> The two used to share the spotlight in Vancouver before their alleged fight precipitated Miller's blockbuster trade to New York, where he now captains the C.. There were some in the Canucks' room who dismissed it as business as usual, just another regular-season game, but others concurred that there's added motivation going against a familiar face on the other side. Either way, there's a lot at stake for both. Vancouver had a three-game losing skid snapped recently and would love to gain some momentum for new head coach Adam Foote. Meanwhile, Miller's Rangers have lost three in a row and need to get back in the win column in a big hurry. All the drama surrounding Miller's return provided extra tension for what is already an <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/jt-miller-returns-to-vancouver-as-a-canucks-first-round-pick-set-to-make-nhl-debut' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>emotionally charged evening at Rogers Arena</a>, but for Pettersson and the Canucks, the message is straightforward: what's done is done. They're watching standings, not storylines.