Jeff Marek’s blistering JT Miller take highlights how far the Canucks have fallen

Feb 9, 2026 (2:46 PM)

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J.T. Miller trade talk just punched Vancouver Canucks fans in the gut, because the New York Rangers are spiraling too.

A clip making the rounds from Monday’s DFO Rundown has Jeff Marek calling the J.T. Miller deal “the worst trade in NHL history.”

That’s a massive line to drop, and it sticks because it matches the mood.

The trade itself is clear: Vancouver sent Miller to New York with Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington.

The Canucks got Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a top-13 protected 2025 first-rounder.

Here’s the clip link that Canucks fans keep passing around.

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Fast forward to Monday, and the standings look ugly on both sides.

Vancouver sits at 18-33-6.

New York sits at 22-29-6, and it feels like the air left the building months ago.

Canucks fans are tired of being told to “move on” when the record keeps yelling back.

Miller’s personal production hasn’t vanished, either.

He’s at 14-22-36 this season.

But the Rangers still can’t keep pucks out, and they can’t score enough at five-on-five.

From the Canucks angle, the pain is simpler: they traded a driver.

Miller carried hard minutes, special teams, and the emotional edge when nights got messy.

Chytil and Mancini can help, and the pick still matters, but the lineup has a hole down the middle.

There’s also the cap reality, because Miller’s $8 million hit runs long.

Now Vancouver has to find that impact again, fast, or this season keeps slipping away.

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