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It's not too often that a player scores four points in a game.  It's even less often that it happens in a losing effort.  On Monday, J.T. Miller scored two goals and two assists with three shots, only for the Canucks to lose to the red hot Canadiens 5-4 in overtime.  The ongoing speculation around Miller and Pettersson is rampant, and you have to think it's taking a toll on both of them.  Reports are that the Rangers were interested in getting him back, but it never reached the point where Zibanejad was asked to waive his no trade because the Canucks didn't want to make a move around those two.  At the end of the day, it hasn't been Miller's best season, but he's sitting at a point per game.  That shows how high his floor is, despite his shot rate really dropping.  Perhaps we see a surge from him now that Quinn Hughes (2A, SOG) is back as well.  I was asked about Miller in the comments recently, and I didn't think perception was that Miller's value is down quite a bit.  I'd certainly lean towards the buy low side than trading to move Miller if I owned him.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Back to back wins for the Devils against the defending champions, both in Florida, is quite the accomplishment.  Throughout my preseason rankings, I repeatedly stated that I was basically throwing last season out of the window for all of the Devils, and that has proven to be prudent.  All of the injuries and horrific goaltending had no bearing on this season, and they look back to the team from two seasons ago.  On Thursday, the Devils won 6-2, with Jesper Bratt scoring a hat trick on five shots.  In 20 games, Bratt has 8+16 with almost exactly three shots per game.  It's a bit skewed because the Devils have played the most games in the league to this point, but Bratt is a top five forward on the season.  His teammates, Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes, who each dished three assists in the victory, are both pushing top ten forwards.  We've seen superstars in Toronto play at their best under Keefe, and now we're seeing it with the Devils.  None of this looks fluky.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights: