Overview
- New York set its leadership group with alternates Adam Fox, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad.
- GM Chris Drury and coach Mike Sullivan said they ran an extensive internal process and wanted a captain in place before camp, with Drury lauding Miller’s combative style that "drags people into it."
- After his Jan. 31 trade from Vancouver, Miller produced 35 points in 32 games and 70 points in 72 overall, the league’s only 70-point, 160-hit player last season.
- The Rangers reacquired their 2011 first-round pick from the Canucks in a deal reported to follow tensions with Elias Pettersson, sending Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a conditional first-round pick.
- The move comes as the club begins its centennial season under Sullivan after missing the 2024-25 playoffs, with camp underway and the Oct. 7 opener against Pittsburgh on the schedule.