Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad [Warning Post #3]

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Zibanejad is the 2nd fastest Rangers center to hit 40 points in a season in the last 10 years.

Stepan had to have been close in 2013

 

[ecemleafs]

hes now on pace for a 75 point season.

 

[Leonardo87]

hes now on pace for a 75 point season.

It’s crazy but I was hoping this would happen. Can you imagine adding a guy like Panarin on his wing? Mika is proving to be a solid two way 1c in the league. He may even draw some Selke votes.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Good times

Yeah. God forbid players have a life outside hockey haha.

 

[Ail]

Second star of the week. Where the h8rs @?

 

[Leonardo87]

Second star of the week. Where the h8rs @?

Please no main board thread. Lol

 

[The Crypto Guy]

His contract is starting to look VERY good...

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Second star of the week. Where the h8rs @?

On vacation.

 

[haohmaru]

Stepan had to have been close in 2013

Hit 40 points on March 5th that season - which is a little skewed by the Olympic break.

 

[Machinehead]

Second star of the week. Where the h8rs @?

Making his third account.

 

[Kovalev27]

Absolute stud doing this without a star player next to him and on a crap team.

This is Gortons best move as our GM.

 

[Webster]

Absolute stud doing this without a star player next to him and on a crap team.

This is Gortons best move as our GM.

As Quinn said, Zucc is running that line. If he leaves this team I'm afraid you'll see a major drop in Mika's production.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

As Quinn said, Zucc is running that line. If he leaves this team I'm afraid you'll see a major drop in Mika's production.

Zibanejad has produced with and without Zuccarello. Your boy is not as important to Zib's production as you think

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I can't wait until Zucc gets traded.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I can't wait until Zucc gets traded.

Oh my. The outcry on social media will be hilarious.

 

[Chaels Arms]

I wouldn't be surprised if opposing GM's are using Webster as leverage in trade negotiations against Gorton.

JG: I'll give you Zuke straight up for next year's third round pick.
Chiarelli: Sorry, I can't do it.
JG: What?
Chiarelli: You're forgetting I've gotta take that Webster guy too.

 

[Fitzy]

Zibanejad is the most skilled center the Rangers have had since Brad Richards. (Obviously his age hurt him here)

I think he's the ideal 2C on a contending team.

 

[Dijock94]

Zibanejad has produced with and without Zuccarello. Your boy is not as important to Zib's production as you think

Kreider drives the offense, he did it for Hayes this year too.

 

[Ori]

Making his third account.

Yes need more HF accounts, but I don`t understand why bother.. A couple of persons here dislike another player so much to create too many accounts to talk none sense about a player. It`s a reason why some resigned or just quit posting on HF.

But it`s probably for the best to move Zucc in consider his age which is outside his prime years and Rangers is just started the rebuild so it make sense to move him at the TDL.

It`s obvious to me that Kreider drives that line - he has a great season so Rangers will barely notice when Zucc is gone.

 

[darko]

As Quinn said, Zucc is running that line. If he leaves this team I'm afraid you'll see a major drop in Mika's production.

No he's not. And no we won't.

 

[darko]

Absolute stud doing this without a star player next to him and on a crap team.

This is Gortons best move as our GM.

Yet I recall few people bitching and moaning about trading away Brass. Brassard has 14 points in 39 games this season.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

No he's not. And no we won't.

Zibanejad with Zuccarello: 245 minutes
Zibanejad without Zuccarello: 687 minutes

He's been scoring all season. Only Zucc-fans think it's all thanks to him

 

[Ori]

Zibanejad with Zuccarello: 245 minutes
Zibanejad without Zuccarello: 687 minutes

He's been scoring all season. Only Zucc-fans think it's all thanks to him

Like who?

The Only line Zucc drived was when Brassard was here in 2014-2015 season which was his record NHL season under AV with 60 pts. in 2014, and 58 pts. in 2015 season.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Like who?

The Only line Zucc drived was when Brassard was here in 2014-2015 season which was his record NHL season under AV with 60 pts. in 2014, and 58 pts. in 2015 season.

Exhibit A:

As Quinn said, Zucc is running that line. If he leaves this team I'm afraid you'll see a major drop in Mika's production.

 

[Blue Blooded]

Like who?

The Only line Zucc drived was when Brassard was here in 2014-2015 season which was his record NHL season under AV with 60 pts. in 2014, and 58 pts. in 2015 season.

I'd argue he was the primary driver of the Wolski-Stepan-Zuccarello line in 2010-11 and the Clowe/Pyatt-Richards-Zuccarello lines in 2013 as well.

And while Kreider may have been the primary driver in 2016-17, Nash in 2017-18 and Kreider/Hayes in 2018-19 I don't think its fair to characterize Zuccarello as a passenger outside certain stretches.

E: I want to emphasize that my position is also that Kreider, not Zibanejad, is the primary driver on the current line.