Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW J.T. Miller took the high road.

Miller took a leave of absence from the Canucks early in the season amid reports of a rift with teammate Elias Pettersson. Both players landed on the trade block but Miller was the one they moved. Miller downplayed the rift ahead of Saturday's game, speaking about Jim Rutherford's comments ahead of the trade.

Madison Square Garden can be a tough crowd, too, but Miller is unlikely to be booed Saturday when he faces the Canucks for the first time since his blockbuster trade back to New York on Jan. 31.