The New York Rangers have "recently inquired" about a potential trade for Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller, according to The Athletic's Arthur Staple

The Vancouver Canucks have been without their leading scorer from last season, JT Miller, since November 19th as he took a personal leave of absence from the team.

J.T. Miller is reportedly a player coveted by the Rangers as Chris Drury recently inquired about his availability in a possible trade.

The New York Rangers have now lost their fifth consecutive game as they were defeated 3-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday afternoon. It’s been a dreadful couple of weeks for the Rangers between their lackluster play and trade rumors that cloud over the franchise.

PHILADELPHIA -- Travis Konecny scored two goals for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-1 win against the New York Rangers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday. Bobby Brink also scored for Philadelphia (11-10-3), which has points in four straight (3-0-1) and is 7-2-2 in its past 11 games. Ivan Fedotov made 22 saves.

Travis Konecny scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting New York Rangers 3-1 in a Black Friday matinee.

Referee Mitch Dunning stretchered off ice at Flyers vs. Avalanche game Referee Mitch Dunning was stretchered off the ice in the first period of the Flyers vs. Avalanche game after

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