EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsVancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin on Monday declined to address reports that forward J.T. Miller was nearly traded to the New York Rangers over the weekend.Sportsnet first reported over the weekend that there were discussions within the Canucks organization about holding Miller out of their game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday due to a potential trade…

EmailPrintBOSTON -- Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died. He was 89.McVie was also the Jets' first coach in the NHL and the New Jersey Devils' second after they moved from Colorado in 1982.…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsToronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury.Pacioretty, 36, took a slap shot to the side of his head from teammate Auston Matthews during Toronto's 7-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Pacioretty played an additional 10 minutes…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEdmonton captain Connor McDavid and Vancouver defenseman Tyler Myers will have disciplinary hearings with the league for their actions in the Canucks' 3-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday.The NHL's player safety department said hearings for both players will occur on Monday afternoon.The pair are facing potential suspensions after drawing match penalties during the chaotic closing seconds of…