J.T. Miller came very close to being held out of the Vancouver Canucks’ game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. That’s according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reported live on Hockey Day in Canada that the Canucks came very close to trading Miller.

Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.

Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night. Danton Heinen also scored and J.T. Miller had two assists as the Canucks won for just the second time in eight games (2-4-2).

but Stuart Skinner didn't receive a shutout credit. That was because he didn't complete the game after being taken off the ice by a concussion spotter. Stuart Skinner described the win against the ...

J.T. Miller came ... After peppering Stuart Skinner all period, the Canucks got a lucky bounce to open the scoring on the power play. It was a quick one: Miller won the faceoff, then he and ...