The Vancouver Canucks have enough on their hockey plate.

They have yet to use their power play to hammer NHL teams into submission. They have too many injuries, are constantly in trade speculation to shore up centre ice, and how all this affects the future of captain Quinn Hughes is the subject of daily deliberations.

They don’t need the heaping helping of a motivated J.T. Miller distraction Tuesday at Rogers Arena to bring indigestion. They need to play him hard and not lose their way.

The New York Rangers captain returns to a city where he was cheered and jeered for goals and grit. Those F-bombs and stick slams of disgust were often tolerated because he wore his heart on his sleeve. Loud, proud and prickly, he was the catalyst for good and bad.

Miller’s career high 103-point

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