The New York Rangers acquired veteran center J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a multiplayer deal on Friday night.
The Rangers sent center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini and a 2025 conditional draft pick to Vancouver. New York also received defensemen Jackson Dorrington and Erik Brannstrom.
The Canucks were expected to trade either Miller or Elias Pettersson after a reported rift between the two stars. Miller was a last-minute scratch before Vancouver's 5-3 loss at Dallas on Friday, and the teams announced the deal during the game.
“I want to thank J.T. for his time here in Vancouver,” Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a statement. “J.T. was a passionate impact player and good leader for our hockey team. Moving him was not an easy decision but we are pleased with our return from the Rangers. Both Filip and Victor are good additions for our club and we are excited to see what they bring to us on the ice.”
Miller, 31, was drafted by the Rangers with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NHL draft and spent parts of six seasons in New York before being dealt to Tampa Bay along with defenseman Ryan McDonagh on Feb. 26, 2018.
Miller, in the second year of a seven-year, $56 million deal, will be counted on to bolster a Rangers lineup that has struggled after winning the Presidents' Trophy a year ago and reaching the Eastern Conference final. Miller had nine goals and 26 assists in 40 games with Vancouver this season.
“When you’re in this business long enough, there’s going to be things like that,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said of the trade. “Millsey was a big part of the team. I’m sure he’s emotional. ... Millsey’s played great hockey for the Canucks and myself. Obviously, a heart-and-soul guy. I think he’s going to do well over there.”
Pettersson didn't want to discuss his issues with Miller or what it means for him going forward.
“I don't want to get into that,” he said. “All we can do is look forward.”
The Canucks later acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson — no relation to Elias — and forward Drew O'Connor from Pittsburgh in exchange for forward Danton Heinen, defenseman Vincent Desharnais, prospect Melvin Fernstrom and the draft pick they got from the Rangers in the earlier deal.
New York is in 13th place in the East, five points behind Columbus for the conference's second wild card. Vancouver is ninth in the West and one point out of a wild-card spot.
For his career, Miller has totaled 247 goals and 427 assists in 839 games with the Rangers, Lightning and Canucks. He also has 12 goals and 44 assists in 91 career playoff games. Miller had a career-high 37 goals and 66 assists last season, while also setting bests with 103 points, 40 power-play points, nine game-winning goals and 217 hits.
During his first stint in New York, Miller had 72 goals and 100 assists in 341 games.
The 25-year-old Chytil, selected by the Rangers with the 21st overall pick in the 2017 draft, has 75 goals and 89 assists in 378 games, including 11 goals and nine assists in 41 games this season.
“Heard some really good things,” Tocchet said of Chytil. “I heard he’s very excited to come. Mancini I hear is a really big defenseman, young, that can play. Yeah, I think there’s some stuff to work with.”
Marcus Pettersson has 14 goals and 119 assists in 444 games for Anaheim and Pittsburgh. O'Connor has totaled 24 goals and 26 assists in 157 games for the Penguins.
Heinen has 93 goals and 137 assists in 538 games for Boston, Anaheim, Pittsburgh and Vancouver. Desharnais has one goal and 15 assists in 114 games.
Mancini, 22, made his NHL debut earlier this season and had a goal and four assists in 15 games with the Rangers. He also had three goals and seven assists in 23 games for Hartford of the AHL.
Brannstrom, 25, has 10 goals and 67 assists in 294 games. Dorrington, 20, was selected by Vancouver in the sixth round of the 2022 draft.
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Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller (9) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller talks to Elias Pettersson (40) before the second period of an NHL hockey game against Washington Capitals in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in Americans' lives. A stainless steel refrigerator holds aluminum soda cans. A stainless steel drum tumbles inside an aluminum washing machine. They're the metals used in cars and airplanes, phones and frying pans, skyscrapers and zippers.
That's why President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports — which went into effect Wednesday — could have widespread impact on manufacturers and consumers.
Here are some of the industries and products that rely on aluminum and steel:
The construction industry uses about one-third of all U.S. steel shipments, more than any other industry, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. The industry depends on a global supply chain to build everything from airports to schools to roads, according to Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade group with more than 23,000 members.
The group says some contractors were able to lock in prices on steel or aluminum ahead of the tariffs. But if they are prolonged, the import taxes will ultimately raise prices at a time when the construction industry is already struggling with higher costs for labor and materials. And uncertainty around the tariffs will make it less likely that companies will commit to big building projects, the group said.
Annie Mecias-Murphy is the co-owner and president of JA&M, a contractor for commercial buildings based in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Some of the main materials her company uses are rebar, or reinforced steel, and post-tension cables, which reinforce concrete after it's poured.
“In attempts to get ahead of the tariffs, we do try to lock in our prices and work with our trade partners and clients on different strategies,” Mecias-Murphy said. “But ultimately, the rising costs make it difficult for small business owners like myself to contemplate large-scale multi-year projects.”
Tin mill steel is used for a wide variety of packaging, from soup cans to hairspray. And the U.S. currently imports 70% of its tin mill steel, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.
The institute said the more limited tariffs Trump imposed in 2018 resulted in the closure of nine tin mill lines in the U.S. as manufacturers shifted to other types of steel or simply shut down. As a result, only three U.S. tin steel lines remain open.
Mick Beekhuizen, the president and CEO of The Campbell Co., said in an earnings call last week that his company imports tin mill steel from Canada. Beekhuizen said Campbell is working with its suppliers to mitigate the impact of tariffs, but it may need to raise prices.
The Consumer Brands Association, which represents packaged food makers, said it’s urging the Trump administration to exempt aluminum and steel products that aren’t available in adequate quantities in the U.S. Otherwise, consumers will likely see higher grocery prices.
“We encourage the Trump administration to recognize the different needs of different U.S. manufacturing sectors,” said Tom Madrecki, vice president of supply chain resiliency at the Consumer Brands Association.
Most of Ford, GM and Stellantis’ steel and aluminum already comes from the United States, reducing the direct impact the companies would feel from higher duties.
But experts have warned that tariffs might mean the three Detroit automakers have to raise their prices. Domestic steel and aluminum producers will have to increase their capacity to meet demand or risk a short supply in the near term, making these products more expensive and driving up vehicle costs.
Another automaker who could feel the pain from tariffs: Elon Musk's Tesla. During a January earnings call, Tesla Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja noted the uncertainty around tariffs.
“The imposition of tariffs, which is very likely, ... will have an impact on our business and profitability,” Taneja said.
This could be detrimental to an already inflation-sensitive American car buyer. The average transaction price for a new vehicle was just over $48,000 last month, according to Kelley Blue Book.
And as with the steel and aluminum tariffs of Trump's first term, automakers are likely to have to revisit their financial outlooks for the year as they brace for impact.
Makers and sellers of products ranging from microwaves to dishwashers are considering how to navigate cost increases.
Some like Whirlpool, which produces 80% of what it sells in the U.S. domestically, appear to be more insulated from the tariffs. Whirlpool executives told analysts at an investor conference earlier this month that Whirlpool has locked in contracts for a minimum of one year for most of its raw materials, including steel.
But Abt, a family-owned appliance and consumer electronics store in Glenview, Illinois, received notices this week from manufacturers that said they would raise the suggested retail price of countertop products like espresso makers and toasters anywhere from 10% to 15% starting April 1, according to Richie Palmero, the store's small appliance buyer.
Abt sells coffee makers that range from $100 to $500, as well as espresso makers priced from $1,000 to $5,000. Palmero said that putting another $250 on the price of a $2,500 espresso maker is a lot, but she said she doesn’t think sales will suffer significantly.
“I think customers would still buy it because it’s good quality,” she said. “But they might think about it. They might take longer to buy it. It might not be an impulse buy. I don’t think they’re going to go down to Mr. Coffee or a $20 coffee maker.”
The Retail Industry Leaders Association said the compound effect of those import taxes, earlier tariffs on goods from China imposed during Trump's first term and maintained by former President Joe Biden, and a new round slapped on Chinese products last month could be substantial.
The trade group, which represents major U.S. chains, asked its members to come up with a list of popular household items to illustrate how the multiple layers might add to the cost of finished products. The 20 entries included pushpins, trash cans, ladders, grills, paper towel holders, mixing bowls, wine racks, shower caddies, chicken coops and steel wool.
By the association's calculations, the selected imports face a potential duty of 45% to over 70% when they go through U.S. customs. The amounts varied depending on where the products were made and if they already were subject to a base tax or a tariff from Trump's first term. Portable griddles and tabletop grills from China, which had the highest starting duty, would get taxed at almost 75% of its value.
“Stacking tariffs on household goods will also raise costs on American families, millions of whom have struggled through the worst bout of inflation in 40 years,” Michael Hanson, a senior executive vice president at the Retail Leaders Industry Association, said in a Wednesday statement.
U.S. beverage companies use more than 100 billion aluminum cans each year, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute. Most of the thin rolled sheets of aluminum alloy that are used for cans are made in the U.S., but can makers do import a small percentage, the institute said.
The Brewers Association, which represents 9,500 independent U.S. craft beer makers, estimates that 10% of U.S. cans are made from Canadian aluminum. Aluminum tariffs will force small brewers to pay more for cans, the association said, even as steel tariffs drive up the cost of equipment like kegs and fermentation tanks.
But not all manufacturers are worried about aluminum tariffs. Molson Coors says it shifted production in recent years and now gets “almost all” of its aluminum for U.S. consumption from U.S. sources.
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey said during a recent earnings call that if aluminum cans get more expensive, Coke can shift to other materials like plastic bottles. Quincey told investors he didn’t want to exaggerate the cost of aluminum tariffs.
“You should not conclude that this is some huge swing factor in the U.S. business,” he said. “It’s a cost. It will have to be managed. It would be better not to have it relative to the U.S. business, but we are going to manage our way through.”
Airplanes have a mixture of metal parts, from aluminum frames, wings and door panels to steel landing gear and engine parts. Many are extremely specialized and sourced from overseas.
The Aerospace Industries Association, which represents nearly 300 aerospace and defense companies, says tariffs put their industry — and national security — at risk.
"We are concerned about additional downward pressure on an already stressed American supply chain," Dak Hardwick, the association's vice president of international affairs, said. "We are investigating mitigation strategies that would minimize the impacts of new tariffs on our industry, and we hope to work with the Trump Administration to highlight the critical role we play in America’s economic prosperity, national defense and deterrence.”
AP Climate reporter Alexa St. John in Detroit contributed reporting.
Workers move a large steel sheet to place in a laser cutting machine at a factory in a suburb of Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Workers at the United States Steel Corporations Edgar Thomson Plant end their shift at the plant on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Braddock, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE Construction worker works outside of commercial building site during a hot weather in Mount Prospect, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
A steel worker works at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette /The Canadian Press via AP)
Jeff Ware, president of Resurgence Brewing Company, poses for a portrait near a stockpile of aluminum cans, which are sourced from Canada, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)
