The Bruins have called it an “independent review,” which was led by Lynch and the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison – although the review was initiated and paid for by the Bruins’ organization, which doesn’t make it truly “independent.”

The team’s press release said “Bruins leadership and employees cooperated fully” and included interviews and the reviews of “thousands of documents and communications relating to the signing of Miller.” The exact findings and substance of those interviews and documents were not publicly released, as other teams have done upon the completion of internal reviews, such as the Chicago Blackhawks with the Kyle Beach sexual assault.

The Bruins signed Miller, 21, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Nov. 4. He was previously renounced as an Arizona Coyotes draft pick after it came to light that Miller was convicted in juvenile court for physical, mental and racial abuse of a developmentally-disabled Black classmate as a 14-year-old.

Within hours of Miller’s signing, the Bruins received significant pushback from their own players, fans, corporate partners and even the NHL’s commissioner’s office on the decision. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Miller was not eligible to play in the league. The story further unraveled when a statement from Miller’s agent, Eustace King of O2K Sports, was picked apart for inaccuracies and mistruths.

Two days after signing Miller, the Bruins released a statement on Nov. 6 saying they “decided to part ways” with Miller. To date, Miller remains under contract with the Bruins, and has earned more than $116,000.

The victim, Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, and his family spoke out in the days following Miller’s signing, saying: “It hurts my heart what he did to me … I can’t take more of this.” Bruins president Cam Neely publicly apologized to Meyer-Crothers and also spoke to Meyer-Crothers’ mother, who provided further insight into the situation.

Why the Bruins failed to contact the Meyer-Crothers family before the decision to sign him as part of the due diligence process is one reason why the review was commissioned. The Bruins vowed to examine their player-vetting process to ensure the process moving forward “reflects our core values.”

This is the third time this week the Canucks have made a transaction involving Delia under emergency conditions after the 28-year-old and his wife Ava welcomed their second child into the world on Monday morning.

Delia was first sent down on Monday, with Arturs Silovs coming up to serve as Spencer Martin’s backup in Vancouver. Delia was then called back up on Tuesday, with Silovs returning to Abbotsford in time to play in the baby Nucks’ first of back-to-back games against the San Jose Barracuda.

Abbotsford won that game by a final score of 6-2, with Silovs stopping 22 of the 24 shots he faced. The two goaltenders then swapped places once again, with Delia playing in Abbotsford last night, stopping 31 of 34 shots en route to a 6-3 victory over the Barracuda.

It may feel like deja vu, but the Canucks called up Delia again, once again under emergency conditions.

With Delia starting last night, Spencer Martin is the Canucks’ expected starter tonight against the visiting Seattle Kraken. Tomorrow in Edmonton, expect to see Delia get the last start before the Christmas break, unless Spencer Martin faces an unusually low number of shots tonight or does some other great thing that a goaltender can do that we refuse to say out loud.