Miller Possesses Across the Board Skills
In the 20th and final day of the Rangers "20 Prospects in 20 Days" they take a look at Rangers 2011 first round pick J.T. Miller...Gordie Clark, Director of Player Personnel, says this about Miller...
"The No. 1 thing is his hockey sense, but when we were trying to rate all the different (draft-eligible) players, we look at so many different categories, and he gets checks in all of those departments," said Clark. "There were some better goal-scorers available, but they had other flaws in their game. And there were faster guys, but they didn't have a lot of those other qualities. He literally had more of the qualities in his game that we wanted."
Miller says this about his game...
"My strengths are using my speed to my advantage, and using the boards and protecting the puck and being physical and making plays," he said. "I think right now the weaker part of my game might be my ability to pay attention to detail and focus on my job and making sure I don't get run around too much. That's one thing I will work on."
...Miller has impressed the crap out of me with his dedication towards making it to the NHL. It seems like every decision he makes is based on getting him to the NHL the fastest. While that's not always the best thing for a prospect it seems like the right fit for him. Looking forward to watching him during Traverse tourney.
Speaking of Miller wanting to get to the NHL as fast as possible here's what he told Adam Kimelman at NHL.com...
JT Miller #Rangers on picking Plymouth: "The draft had a lot to do with it. I talked to the Rangers and my family and my advisor (cont'd)less than a minute ago via web 
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More Miller: "we all came to the conclusion that I'd probably get to the NHL faster (going to the OHL)."less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyAdam Kimelman
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