Following two successful seasons with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL, Miller was prepared to attempt to make the jump to the Monarchs’ affiliate in Los Angeles. He still hopes to make it to the NHL, but in his dreams are now focused in Boston after he was acquired in the Milan Lucic trade on Draft Day.
“It was pretty shocking,” Miller said about hearing about the trade that also included goaltender Martin Jones, who was dealt days later to San Jose. “I got the news that I got traded by the guy who drafted me [on Draft Day] and that I was moving here, and you know, I’m excited for the opportunity.