Rangers captain J.T. Miller on facing boos, managing emotions during a tough season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The weight that J.T. Miller has carried throughout a trying first season as New York Rangers captain felt heaviest at home.As the Blueshirts stumbled out of the gate, losing each of their first seven games at Madison Square Garden, the sounds of discontent that filled the arena were unsettling for a player who’s often struggled to manage flaring emotions. The cries grew piercing as the season progressed, particularly during a brutal stretch in which New York won only three times in 19 games after Christmas.Advertisement