{"id":142365,"date":"2026-05-29T23:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/wayne-gretzky-praises-kandre-miller-as-one-of-the-best-defensemen-in-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T23:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:43:42","slug":"wayne-gretzky-praises-kandre-miller-as-one-of-the-best-defensemen-in-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/wayne-gretzky-praises-kandre-miller-as-one-of-the-best-defensemen-in-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Gretzky Praises K\u2019Andre Miller As One Of The Best Defensemen In Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" 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data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:K\u2019Andre Miller;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;K\u2019Andre Miller&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">K\u2019Andre Miller<\/a> has stood out for the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/carolina\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Hurricanes;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Carolina Hurricanes&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> throughout their playoff run thus far, as the team is one game away from a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>After five seasons playing in <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/ny-islanders\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">New York<\/a>, the Rangers sent Miller to the Carolina Hurricanes last summer in a sign-and-trade deal that included a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 or 2027 NHL Draft, and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/30147\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" 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attention of many across the hockey world, including The Great One, Wayne Gretzky.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefensively, K&#8217;Andre Miller is playing as well as I&#8217;ve ever seen a defenseman play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs,\u201d Gretzky said. \u201cHe is just solid offensively, but defensively, nobody can get around him. He&#8217;s like a brick wall, and when he&#8217;s not out there, Slavin is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wayne-gretzky-praises-k-andre-225442653.html\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nMore: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Kirouac-Imagn Images Former New York Rangers defenseman K\u2019Andre Miller has stood out for the Carolina Hurricanes throughout their playoff run thus far, as the team is one game away from a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. 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