Vancouver Canucks' Jake DeBrusk Breaks Silence On Being in Middle of Elias Pettersson & J.T. Miller's Drama

"J.T. had me over for dinner a couple of times and I love him a lot. I was sitting beside Petey in the dressing room and we hung out a lot. It became a thing where I was almost the middle man." DeBrusk said.

He added, "In all fairness I wish the best for J.T. and his family, They welcomed me. For me it's unfortunate. I wanted to play longer with them but it's not my decision. Trades happen all the time."

""I think wins help. I think getting wins early helps. Take's some of those questions out of the way. But I think with just everything that happened last year, I think the biggest thing for our team is figure out what our identity wants to be as a team and then stick with that through the highs and the lows of the season." DeBrusk said.

He added, "Obviously, different scenario, but no one gave us a chance, and it doesn't seem like everyone, you know, I feel like the opinion is something we can use to our advantage inside the room in terms of looking forward to this season can be. It's kind of what we make it. I think the biggest thing is getting closer as a team. Me coming in my second year. Obviously, a lot has happened in the first year, and it's done with. Everyone starts off as zeros and a couple wins would help and probably some overtime wins. I think that really killed us last year."