Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad

[duhmetreE]

Family is way more important than the game. Let’s not get it twisted

But he’s a professional getting paid a lot of money. It’s not excusable in that regard

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It’s not like he’s the first player to ever have a family lol.

I think it’s more to do with him signing that retirement contract.

and the absolute lack of accountability placed on him and the team by Laviolette.

He has no reason to change his approach until there are consequences , I.e. losing his precious PP spot or god forbid being split up from his bestie

 

[EdJovanovski]

I hate to judge players based on anything other than on ice results, but even in his home opener hype video, this guy came across as distracted and lacking passion. He’s an extremely physically talented human, talented enough to be a really good NHL player while coasting, but he does not seem to have a burning desire in his belly to win and dominate.

For as much shit as he gets, at least Trouba has that fire. Who thinks Mika would survive a Mike Keenan style house cleaning?

On a podcast before Mika said that hockey isn’t even his favorite sport and that he’d rather be a soccer player. That was the moment I would’ve traded him

 

[NYRFAN218]

Maybe he's just pulling a Pete Alonso and doing nothing all year only to come up big in the playoffs. I'd sign up for that.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

This guy is crashing down from his peak at an alarming rate. From 92 points to 73 points last year, wouldn't be surprised if he's in the low 60s this year. It's f***ing scary we have another 5 full years after this season of him.

 

[zlev]

Maybe he's just pulling a Pete Alonso and doing nothing all year only to come up big in the playoffs. I'd sign up for that.

we all thought that last year and then he sucked in the playoffs and created a game losing turnover in the ECF with a stupid lazy play

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Maybe he's just pulling a Pete Alonso and doing nothing all year only to come up big in the playoffs. I'd sign up for that.

I said it last year: we'd sooner see a leprechaun engaging in a sexual act with a unicorn under a rainbow in a pot of gold.

He only had somewhat respectable numbers last postseason because Kreider did most of the legwork.

 

[NickyFotiu]

May not be family or contract. Zibs will be 32 this season. Not unusual for players to have peaked before 30.

 

[zlev]

the guy needs to start shooting the puck again. he never ever takes a shot on net at 5on5. his whole turnaround in the 2022 playoffs starting with him just shooting the puck. he scored some big goals and then he was probably our best player the rest of the run. last night early in OT he had a chance to just blast a slapshot on net but instead made a crappy pass to Kreider and turned the puck over.