The Stanchies: Miller pots two, Höglander picks up two (minutes for interference) in Canucks’ OT loss to Habs Despite the return of Quinn Hughes and a four-point night from JT Miller, the Vancouver Canucks continued to do what they do best: Honour Travis Green by blowing leads and losing games.   I’m not sure why 2024/25 was the year the Canucks decided to embark on a season-long tribute to the former Coach in…
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What Tocchet had to say after Miller’s breakout Vancouver Canucks performance The Vancouver Canucks got a vintage J.T. Miller performance on Monday night.

The 31-year-old scored two goals, added a pair of assists, and was involved in every scoring play for his team. While it wasn’t enough to beat the Montreal Canadiens, it was an incredibly impressive showing.

It was a much-needed offensive breakout for Miller who has been searching for his top gear this season. This year has not gone the way anyone expected and there’s been several bumps in the road but tonight was a massive step in the right direction.

“He’s trying to do the right things. He had a tough start with training camp, a couple of things were bothering him, obviously when he was out for about a month,” said head coach Rick Tocchet. 

“He’s starting to find his game, he played a hell of a game for us tonight.”

Miller’s got points in six of his last seven games, dating back to December 21. That streak has helped him reach 29 points in 29 games, good for 41st among all NHL skaters in points-per-game.

The veteran’s on-ice numbers have also been trending upwards. He’s rocking a 59.27% expected goals share since the holiday break and the Canucks are outscoring opponents 6-2 during his five-on-five minutes.

“I don’t think the two-way [game] has been a huge problem, it’s not like I’m stuck in my own end all night. I just think that the production has been a little tougher to come by as of late,” said Miller.

“When you spend more time in the other team’s end, you don’t have to play defence and you get more of a rhythm. It’s nice to see a couple go in but as a team I think [there] just needs to be a little bit more consistency.”

“There’s going to be spurts in games where the other team takes control a little bit and we have a hard time stopping that momentum and flipping it quickly. I’m not worried about myself, I’m worried about the team.”

While Miller’s improved play isn’t directly translating to wins just yet, he helped the Canucks earn a point against the Canadiens. It was a huge performance while the team continues to deal with the absence of Elias Pettersson due to injury. If the feisty centre can keep up this level when the team gets everyone back healthy, the Canucks will be able to right the ship quickly.

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How to keep up with Bank of Canada rate updates in 2025 Last month, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate from 3.75% to 3.25% in its fifth and final major announcement of the year.

Experts had predicted a 0.25% interest rate cut, but that changed after Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8% — a nearly eight-year high if you exclude the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

“Consumer spending and housing activity both picked up, suggesting lower interest rates are beginning to boost household spending,” stated the BoC.

“With inflation around 2%, the economy in excess supply, and recent indicators tilted towards softer growth than projected, Governing Council decided to reduce the policy rate by a further 50 basis points to support growth and keep inflation close to the middle of the 1-3% target range,” it added.

The Bank also made a jumbo-sized cut in October, reducing its key interest rate by half a point to 3.75%. It has been lowering the policy rate substantially since June when it dropped the interest rate from a longstanding 5% to 4.75%. That move was the first in more than four years, following six rate holds.

The next policy rate update is set for January 29, 2025.




KEEP UP WITH RATE UPDATES IN 2025

The BoC’s announcements alternate between pure interest rate updates and rate updates in conjunction with monetary policy reports and commentary.

The Bank is expected to release a rate-and-report combo on January 29.

Those keen on staying on the pulse of the market should follow the BoC’s X account and look at morning updates on the following dates:

- Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (rate update, monetary policy report, and commentary)
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (rate update only)
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (rate update, monetary policy report, and commentary)
- Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (rate update only)
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (rate update, monetary policy report, and commentary)
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (rate update only)
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (rate update, monetary policy report, and commentary)
- Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (rate update only)

All announcements typically drop at 9:45 am ET (6:45 am PT). You can also subscribe here for email updates.

Keep up with what experts think about Canadian markets and upcoming interest rate updates on Daily Hive.

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