"The photos began circulating on the first day of New York Rangers training camp. They showed players in t-shirts that conveyed the message the club wants to embody this season: No B.S. It's a slogan on brand with the fiery personality of new Rangers captain J.T. Miller, who was given the honor earlier in the week. It's how the club's new head coach, Mike Sullivan, has been running his camp. More than anything, the Rangers' No B.S. mindset is how they want to play and the attitude Sullivan and general manager and president Chris Drury want to bestow upon their club."
"It's quite literal, Miller said Thursday, following the first day of Rangers training camp at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown. It literally means, Let's stick to the team game.' We want to be a fast, in-your-face, FU type of team. What are they going to say about the Rangers in their room? What do we want them to think about us? They're a team that's not going to give you an easy night type of team."
"Sixteen months ago, it seemed like Miller would spend the rest of his career with the Vancouver Canucks. He'd been the emotional leader of an upstart club that pushed the eventual Stanley Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers to a second-round Game 7 in 2024. Along the Canucks' storybook 202324 season, Miller showed up in key moments: a game-winner with 32 seconds left in Game 5 against the Oilers, a goal in Vancouver's 54 comeback win in Game 1 of that series, and three assists in an overtime comeback win in Game 4 of Vancouver's first round series against the Nashville Predators."
New York Rangers adopted a No B.S. slogan at training camp to embody an aggressive, team-first identity. New captain J.T. Miller and head coach Mike Sullivan showcased the phrase on players' t-shirts and emphasized it during practices. The No B.S. mindset stresses sticking to the team game and playing fast, in-your-face hockey that denies opponents an easy night. General manager Chris Drury supports the attitude as a club-wide standard. Miller's recent history includes six seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, playoff heroics in 2023–24, and a contentious departure after a reported rift with teammate Elias Pettersson.
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