Elias Pettersson Finally Opens Up About His Relationship With J.T. Miller In A Shocking New Interview

With the season finally over for the Vancouver Canucks several individuals including Rick Tocchet have begun to open up about the drama between Pettersson and Miller.

Despite the entire hockey world being aware of the issues between Miller and Pettersson for months before Miller was eventually traded to the New York Rangers, all parties involved have been tight-lipped on the situation.

After the infamous trade, Pettersson refused to admit anything was wrong between himself and Miller and never spoke further about their relationship on or off the ice.

This afternoon, that has finally all changed as Pettersson shared a vulnerable moment with the media where he finally spoke about the situation and his feelings towards Miller.

During the Canucks exit interviews today Elias Pettersson was asked one final time if he wanted to comment on the rift between himself and former teammate J.T. Miller.

To the surprise of everyone who has followed the situation, Pettersson was rather open, admitting that the duo were not friends but had a mutual respect on the ice despite their personal differences.

While Pettersson and Miller had that mutual respect ultimately that was not enough to keep the Canucks two core forwards together and potentially sent the season into a downward spiral with its ultimate resolution.

Regardless of how things went down it is now in the past with the Canucks 2024-25 season coming to a close the Canucks have made their choice and will now look to build around Elias Pettersson heading into the future.

As the offseason approaches, it will be fun to see what Patrik Allvin and Jim Rutherford can do to fill the hole in that lineup that remained after J.T. Miller was shipped away to New York.