Le capitaine des Rangers, JT Miller, parle des huées et de la gestion des émotions pendant une saison difficile
—
catsgr8rthanspoonies
@Rangers de New York
Le capitaine des Rangers, JT Miller, parle des huées et de la gestion des émotions pendant une saison difficile
—
catsgr8rthanspoonies
13 Comments
>“I feel like I had a lot of reasons this year to maybe go haywire emotionally and be breaking s— and swearing and making an ass (out of myself) — and I didn’t really have that, other than maybe one or two moments in a season where it could have gone off the rails for me,” he said.
>“There’ve been moments that have really sucked, and there’ve been moments for myself, personally, where I felt like I was really testy. But I’m really proud of myself in the sense of — forget hockey, but at least the human side of it and being a person, and mentally trying to be tough and trying to just keep it together when we had a lot go wrong.”
Miller knows that he could have spiraled to a much darker place. He’s only 17 months removed from losing control of the situation with the Vancouver Canucks, prompting a 10-game leave of absence for “mental-health reasons,” he said. It effectively ended his six-year tenure with the Canucks, who determined a divorce was necessary before trading him to the Rangers on Feb. 1, 2025, and affected his quality of life.
>“Last year was really hard for me,” Miller said. “It was emotional. I took a month away from the game. We’re all people at the end of the day, and that’s the part that I want to take home with me first and make sure that it’s good.”
>This season has brought different challenges — less off-ice drama, more losses and physical ailments — but Miller has been tested nonetheless. And while it’s been far from perfect, particularly from a results perspective, the Rangers’ complicated captain believes he’s navigated the pressures and disappointments with more maturity than his younger self would have.
>“It’s easier said than done to just go out there and be straight-laced and calm,” Miller said. “People are just built differently, and I told you at the beginning of the season, one thing I’m worried about is my emotions and being in a good headspace. I think that was more important than my play, but typically, one follows the other.
>“I think I’ve been more in control this year than I’ve ever been. Maybe that looks out of control to some, but for me, it’s a lot of progress.”
He should be proud of the progress he made in regulating his emotions. It’s not an easy thing to do. He recognized a problem and has worked to fix it.
Speaking candidly, I have great empathy and respect for anyone with the courage to acknowledge mental health challenges – especially men. At the same time, it was bonkers for Drury to have been aware of this backstory and still hand the person going through it the keys to a pro sports franchise.
I can understand making the trade even if I disagreed with it – Miller was still a productive player, after all – but I will *never ever* understand the MSG fanfare and framing. Trying to sell him as some culture changing franchise savior was incredibly dumb given the context. That’s not on Miller, that’s on management. They should have just let him play without the expectations that come with the C.
I could never understand why would they make him Cap (and why would he agree) given the circumstances
*fart sound*
How much longer is this guy gonna be on the team? Feels like we are on the verge of turning things around and he is a massive dark cloud hovering over the team. It sucks.
I’ve actually been happy with how he’s been carrying himself recently. Standing up for the kids, giving advice, and getting a few points on top of it. He still looks slow, but maybe that’s just who he is now, unfortunately. Yes, he’s had a really bad season, but I hate how we demonized a player who *wanted* to come here. He wanted to be a Ranger (again). I hope that he can turn it around next season and be a leader to the youth.
I’m glad he’s gotten better at regulating emotions. But, this is New York. This was a horses ass of a season. It’s not all on him, but it’s hard to look at his body of work and be full of hope. He’s getting older, he’s coming off multiple injuries, he’s always been a bit of a headcase, and we’re in the midst of what I hope is a genuine rebuild and not just a half assed retool. He doesn’t strike me as someone who wants/needs/deserves the ‘C’. I’d be perfectly satisfied without a captain and a room full of ‘A’ ‘s again. It appears to put too much stress on a guy like him. There are so many fundamental issues plaguing this club, it’s hard to just point at him and say it’s all your fault. But, it’s also difficult to excuse him from having a straight up poor season. While +/- obviously doesn’t tell the whole tale, it certainly sheds light on overall play. Adjusting for ENG he was plain bad. It’s going to be a long few years clawing back into contention because Drury just doesn’t have a fucking plan. Dragging us back into the dark ages of the early 00s once more.
As a human I feel for him and wish him nothing but the best
As a fan, I can not understand why they named him Captain with all of the pressure that brings, especially with the challenges he’s been facing
Also as a fan, you look at how they played while he was out due to injury and wonder why he’s on the team at all, although if he was just a player and not the Captain things could be very different for him
I know I’ll get down voted for saying something good about JT but this entire sub blamed him for all the bad things that happened this season because he was the captain and he was playing like shit (hurt or not). I support the criticism but I feel like now that the vibes are better and the team looks more together and playing for each other, he gets no credit for the turn around. Granted the team is still losing but he’s not the boogyman, guys seem to like him in the locker room and maybe he can feel a bit accomplished in that and the fact that he’s playing better in this later stretch.
The owner, the GM, the captain…so many people here are clearly not cut out for the job they have.
Jury is still out on the head coach.
This is an interesting companion piece to the one Mercogliano did a year ago: [J.T. Miller exclusive: NY Rangers building around center who plays ‘on a sharp sword’](https://archive.ph/vaEwd)
I really think him missing 14 games due to injury this season (not including the groin injury sustained in the preseason) really messed with his ability to produce the way that he knows he can. Other than taking a 10 game leave of absence for his mental health with the Canucks in 24-25, this is a guy who plays 80ish games a season. We got a decent look at how JT produces when he’s healthy (35 points in 32 gp last season, 42 points in his last 47 games this season), and he’s still a near point per game center. As long as he can get healthy again I think we’ll find that 8 mil AAV is a good deal for a PPG center in the rising salary cap.
And to be honest, I don’t fault him for playing through the injuries just to make it to the Olympics. He was a big part of the PK that helped them beat Canada in the championship game and brought back a gold medal for Team USA. Probably not worth it if he didn’t win gold, but he did.
I get not liking his play, but the way some people talk about Miller here you’d think he was Slava Voynov.