From the day the New York Rangers re-acquired J.T. Miller last season, it was widely speculated he’d be their next captain. That came to fruition Tuesday, when Miller officially was named the 29th captain in franchise history.
And it’s crystal clear that general manager Chris Drury believes he and coach Mike Sullivan picked the right guy to wear the C. Just as Drury believed Miller was the perfect player to foster needed change on the ice and in the Rangers dressing room when they landed him in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks last January.
“He goes over the boards looking to get into the fight, and he drags people into it,” Drury explained Wednesday at the start of training camp.