Jimothy Timothy to the rescue
After scoring the overtime goal on Monday night against the Senators, Miller decided that he liked playing hero and potted the winner last night as well.
Not only that, he also might’ve scored one of the most beautiful goals of the entire season, toe-dragging Nick Suzuki into oblivion before calmly tucking the puck past the outstreched arms of Jake Allen.
WOOOOOW MILLER 🤯🚨 pic.twitter.com/jelj1kuyN0
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 20, 2021
After a relatively slow start to the year by his lofty standards, it’s safe to say that Miller has regained his footing over the last few weeks, and his recent play has been vital for a team that’s missing its best player. He could still stand to improve his defensive effort, but I don’t think any Canucks fans are complaining about Miller’s production over the last few weeks.
After all, we don’t call him Jimothy Timothy for no reason.
Other notes
- Reports came out yesterday morning that Tanner Pearson will be out for at least four weeks with a lower-body injury, which makes the addition of Vesey even more important. This also means that the veteran winger will be sidelined past the trade deadline, which will undoubtedly hurt his value if the Canucks are intent on trading him. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not he still gets moved, but the chances of that has undoubtedly gone down due to this report.
- Elias Pettersson was shifted to long-term injured reserve after the game, which means that he won’t be back until March 31 at the earliest. It’s strange that his timeline keeps on shifting, but Vancouver’s doing the right thing by not rushing him back because we don’t need Pettersson to re-aggravate the injury and be out for a longer amount of time.
- Speaking of injuries, the Canucks cuurently seem like a ticking time bomb. Tyler Myers and Alex Edler both got banged up last night from blocking shots, although they were luckily able to stay in the game. It’s a miracle that the team has been able to continue winning even while playing short-handed, and the Canucks luckily have a six day break coming up this week that will hopefully help them recover.
The two teams face-off again tomorrow at 4 PM Pacific Time, and Vancouver will have a chance to make their way into the division’s top four if they win in regulation. After a disastrous start to the season, we’re finally starting to watch some meaningful hockey. Go Canucks go!