Devastating update on J.T. Miller.

The New York Rangers may have lost their captain for the foreseeable future.

On Saturday, the Rangers lost captain J.T. Miller when the veteran forward was on the receiving end of a big reverse hit from Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler. The hit occurred roughly midway through the game's third period and it sent Miller crashing to the ice, with his head also possibly making contact with the knee of Flyers forward Owen Tippett on the way down.

Miller would leave the game following the hit and never returned, and it now sounds like the situation might be quite dire for both the Rangers and their captain.

According to the latest report from Rangers reporter Vincent Z. Mercogliano, Miller is expected to be out for quite some time with Mercogliano also reporting that Miller's ability to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games may also be in jeopardy. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy aren't schedule to get underway until well into the month of February next year, which paints a very bleak picture of just how serious Miller's injury truly is.

The Rangers currently find themselves in the bottom half the National Hockey League's Metropolitan Division standings and you have to wonder what the outlook for the season will be now if Miller is indeed out for an extended period of time. Miller has 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points in 35 games this season and remains an important piece of what the Rangers do offensively. That combined with his off the ice intangibles as the team's leader will be very difficult to replace.