Quinn Hughes & Rick Tocchet Confirm Troubling News About J.T. Miller & Elias Pettersson’s Ongoing Feud
The biggest and most distracting narrative that has hovered over the Vancouver Canucks this season is the drama between stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, and Rick Tocchet and Quinn Highes have had enough with all the speculation.
It could not have been easy in the last couple weeks since J.T. Miller returned from his leave of absence.
Putting aside the issues between them, both Miller and Pettersson have struggled to get anything going offensively.
The pair even refuse to play with one another, even if it could benefit the team.
As the Vancouver Canucks are set to face off against the Ottawa Senators tonight, Rick Tocchet and Quinn Hughes finally comment on the issues surrounding the team biggest offensive stars, and the basically confirm the bad news.
Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Confirm Rift Between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller
It was clear that Rick Tocchet was sick of the media speculating, and when he spoke to the media today after morning skate, he did not deny the issues Pettersson and Miller are having. He basically even confirmed it.
He went on to address that a relationship can just be professional, that you do not need to be best friends with someone to fight for a common goal.
Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes also met with the media to give his opinion on the rift between his two star centres.
At the end of the day, both Rick Tocchet and Quinn Hughes did the right thing by addressing this uncomfortable situation head on.
Even though they confirmed bad news between the pair of centers, its better to cut the speculation and move on by trying to work it out.
