Devils rumoured to be interested in Canucks’ Miller

Elite Prospect’s Cam Robinson also touched on what he’s hearing regarding Miller and the Devils:

JT Miller has eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points this season, with a disappointing minus-six rating. He has struggled over his previous five games, which has led to his ice time being sizably reduced. Miller played just 14:24 minutes last night against the Los Angeles Kings, logging the lowest amount of even-strength ice time of all Canucks forwards.

The Canucks have shown previous interest in Devils forward Dawson Mercer in the past.

Mercer, 23, has scored 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points with 78 shots on goal and a plus-10 rating, averaging 17:49 minutes of ice time through 47 games this season. Mercer is trusted in all facets of the game. He’s currently playing the right wing on Nico Hischier’s line, playing against opposing teams’ top competition. The former first-round pick is also playing on the team’s top power play and top penalty kill unit.

Another Devils’ first-round pick, Simon Nemec, has made it public that he is not happy with his deployment.

New Jersey drafted Nemec second overall in the 2021 NHL draft, but he is currently playing for the Devils AHL affiliate, Utica Comets. The right-shot defenceman has five goals and 11 assists for 16 points through 23 games in Utica. Nemec suited up in nine games for the Devils this season, where he registered just one assist and a minus-two rating.

Rick Dhaliwal further touched on the Devils liking Miller and Nemec’s availability:

“The Devils like Miller. There’s no question about it. But Nemec is a second-overall right-shot defenceman. That’s an expensive piece to get. Although, he just ripped the Devils in a news article saying, ‘Why am I in the minors?'”

General Manager Patrik Allvin will have massive decisions to make before this year’s March 7th trade deadline. However, the links between New Jersey and Vancouver are starting to come to the surface.