Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad

[ZiGOODejad]

Bump this. A lot of people dislike his game right now. I hope he’s just having a slow start this year.

 

[Circus86]

He should watch lotr at home with his wife and start preparing a steak when this scene comes.

 

[duhmetreE]

 

[Synergy27]

I feel like I might have been wrong about resigning Zib.

 

[LokiDog]

 

[Raspewtin]

he has lost a good 2-3 steps since last year. it’s so tragic

 

[RagFinMet]

Im not worried about Zib
He has always been a slow starter
But i am concerned that his line has no passer. Buch and Blais fit so well. Goodrow does not.

 

[DanielBrassard]

he has lost a good 2-3 steps since last year. it’s so tragic

That and seems like his balance is way off too. Falls down a town. He also can't really stickhandle through traffic anymore. Tough to watch.

 

[will1066]

Im not worried about Zib
He has always been a slow starter
But i am concerned that his line has no passer. Buch and Blais fit so well. Goodrow does not.

Blais did look like he created a bit more room for him and Kreider

 

[LokiDog]

You know how Frodo is (kind of) the main character but he typically just drops his weapon and makes faces like this while his friends do the work?

That’s exactly how Mika feels right now.

 

[duhmetreE]

You know how Frodo is (kind of) the main character but he typically just drops his weapon and makes faces like this while his friends do the work?

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That’s exactly how Mika feels right now.

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Look at his eyes.... he's clinging on. He looks lethargic

 

[Bluto]

You guys are extremely overreactive. Zibby always starts slow.
Last year he was abyssmal in the first half of the season and finished in beastmode.

Id rather a guy who starts slow and finishes strong than the latter.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Lol, now it’s onto Mika eh…

 

[duhmetreE]

Lol, now it’s onto Mika eh…

We're trying to help/free Mika.

If we kidnap forcibly encourage him to follow us.

I'll get the Spicy Chic-Fil-A sandwhich with pepper jack and Polynesian sauce. Chase it with some high quality Whey. Steak might be too much for him to start with.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

We're trying to help/free Mika.

Free Mika! I mean he's on pace for about 70 points.

What we really need is Laf to get back to the form he was in the final 12 games of the season last year and get him up there.

 

[duhmetreE]

Free Mika! I mean he's on pace for about 70 points.

What we really need is Laf to get back to the form he was in the final 12 games of the season last year and get him up there.

That's the difference though. We know what Mika is capable of.... He's also the catalyst for Laf. This is the Laf we know in the NHL.

His final 12 were stronger, but it requires Omnivore Mika.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

I think the “Mika starts slow” narrative is a little misleading.

He started slow last year. But prior to that, I seem to remember him usually being pretty great to start every season. I also found he was much more consistent when we first acquired him, only to have his game derailed by injuries every year.

 

[MrAlmost]

Looks like a future buyout candidate right now.

 

[Raspewtin]

Looks like a future buyout candidate right now.

his contract is absolutely buy out proof. Shit load of it in signing bonuses. We got a below market AAV but we took an absolute pounding in flexibility.

 

[duhmetreE]

Looks like a future buyout candidate right now.

A future LTIR candidate

 

[GAGLine]

I think Mika is missing Buch more than EdJovo. He'll figure it out. He still has his chemistry with Kreider, but he needs someone on that line who can pass the puck. Kreider is more of a shooter.

 

[LokiDog]

Look at his eyes.... he's clinging on. He looks lethargic

Giving Sam (Rosen, of course) an interview:

 

[Kodiak]

I think Mika is missing Buch more than EdJovo. He'll figure it out. He still has his chemistry with Kreider, but he needs someone on that line who can pass the puck. Kreider is more of a shooter.

Lafreniere was looking like that guy at the end of last season. And as well as the third line it playing, it seems like the success is based more on Chytil and Gauthier causing havoc and crashing the net rather than anything Lafreniere is doing. It might be time to give Lafreniere-Zibanejad-Kreider the same treatment Panarin-Strome-Kakko got, which was that they were going to stay together as a unit until they made it work.

 

[LokiDog]

The more I’ve thought about it, Mika and Frodo really are a good analogue. They’re both soft spoken with big sad puppy eyes and often just wander around looking lost and melancholy.

 

[duhmetreE]

Can we hound @vzmercogliano to settle this for us...

I'll honestly feel a lot better if I knew Mika was eating steak.