While the Nashville Predators are battling to get back in the NHL playoff race, the Vancouver Canucks, their Wednesday opponent, are battling their own issues. After a rift between forwards J.

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller had little to say when asked about team president Jim Rutherford’s comments confirming the ongoing rift between him and Elias Pettersson. “I don’t have one,” Miller told reporters when asked for his thoughts on Rutherford’s remarks.

The feud between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson is at the point of no return. The reported tension between Miller and Pettersson has brought a darkness of constant outside noise and distractions around the Vancouver Canucks.

NHL fans on social media reacted to J.T. Miller's response to comments made by Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford.

A report that the Canucks were in trade talks with the Hurricanes before the Rantanen trade is part of the recent speculation regarding Miller and Pettersson.

You do this job long enough and you’re exposed to just about everything imaginable with the Vancouver Canucks. I have witnessed impactful personalities, who with a dutiful demeanour or menacing presence,

Speaking with Gary Mason of The Globe and Mail, Rutherford acknowledged the quarrel between Miller and Pettersson and elaborated on the difficult situation it puts the Canucks in.

Elias Pettersson could be the odd man out in Vancouver. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?

VANCOUVER -- J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have a strained relationship that has negatively impacted the Vancouver Canucks, and president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford isn’t sure how to rectify the problem, admitting it may require trades he doesn’t want to make.

The Clock is Ticking on When J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson Will Be Traded. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on Sirius XM NHL Network Morning Skate with Scott Laughlin and Gor