It’s been quite the journey for J.T. Miller to arrive at this point, named captain of the New York Rangers two days ago. And Miller acknowledged the important role a pair of former Rangers captains had in shaping what he’d eventually become years ago.
“I’ve had a lot of great captains; the guys that stick out are the ones I had when I was first here, [Ryan McDonagh] and [Ryan Callahan],” Miller said Thursday in his first public comments since he was named the 29th captain in Rangers history on Tuesday.
“It was ingrained in me as a young kid what it means to be a captain around here, and I’m super lucky and grateful to represent a group like that.