GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- To begin the story of J.T. Miller 's new role as captain of the New York Rangers, you first have to go back to his final chapter with the Vancouver Canucks, pages that document a personal leave of absence, his volcanic departure, the relief he felt getting traded, and how he grinded to the end of an exhausting and mentally draining season.

The new chapter about Miller, who he is now with the Rangers and what he plans to be as their captain, would be incomplete without the honest, self-reflecting story of how he got here.

"There was a lot of outside influence, a lot of extra stuff going on in the last few years where I felt the urge to do more than I was being asked to do," Miller told NHL.com in a sit-down interview after practice on Friday. "It creates a monster,

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