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Remember the time Zibanejad hustled with a forecheck and knocked a player over to steal the puck and score the game winner? Good times. Guess we'll have to wait for March for that intensity.
Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad
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DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
Kords
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He's yet to show up at an optional skate. Panarin and Laf have yet to miss one. Now that those two are tasked with getting him going it would be nice to see him show up and participate with his new line mates.
Amazing Kreiderman
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His NMC turns into a 21-team no-trade clause, seven days before the 2030 deadline.
I agree. It is a bad look unless he is dealing with a minor injury we dont know about.
Had his best game in a long while against the Islanders centering Panarin and Laf and tonight after 1 period the idiot behind the bench says, nope, not working, time for the blender. I mean how are these guys even going to gel if that dino keeps switching everything around as soon as they hit little adversity?
we are literally ruining the team trying to accomodate this loser. Back to the old lines where we have at least three functioning lines. Mikas line should be playing 3rd line minutes bc that is exactly what they are.
No reason to ruin two great scoring lines for this no effort loser.
We need to try to get rid of him one way or another. Guys like this are a cancer in the locker room- that attitude spreads
No reason to ruin two great scoring lines for this no effort loser.
We need to try to get rid of him one way or another. Guys like this are a cancer in the locker room- that attitude spreads
The Crypto Guy
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It's eventually going to come that we will have to buy this guy out. 5 years left after this season, going to suck for the cap hit but he is going to drag this team down for that entire contract if this is how he plays, and he's only going to get worse and worse over the years.
He has a buyout proof contract. All the bonuses make it so that you'd essentially be paying him to go away while taking on almost his entire cap hit and then losing some space on the back end of the buyout term as you normally would.
Might as well keep him around and see whether or not he is someone you can shelf on LTIR at some point or see if there is some role where you can find some use for him.
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Retain would be the only way. You cannot spend 11+ million on a goalie and then buy somebody out for 7ish million on the cap. Retaining on ZIbanejad or some injury would be the only way. Obviously they would try and seek a trade first where they don't need to retain, but right now that doesn't seem likely.
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The Crypto Guy
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I didn't even know that was a thing. I thought it would just the penalty from the cap hit. That is awful
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That doesn't mean a player won't eventually waive it. Unlikely, sure, but the buyout option doesn't work when you have to spend the same amount anyway, and top of 11+ on goaltending.
Harbour Dog
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Terrible comparison.
Eeyore is tough as nails. You see where he sleeps at night? And he walks around with a nail stuck in his ass everywhere he goes, and still plops himself down like a sack of potatoes when he sits. I wish Zib had an ounce of Eeyore's grit.
jerseyjinx94
I jinx players.
Zibanejad emerged as one of the dynamic centers in the game.
He now glides around and avoids contact completely.
He needs to be scratched immediately and told that when he comes back in, he better play hard because nothing is given on this team. Complacency will not be accepted.
You cannot be successful in this league if you are not willing to get dirty, unless you have generational level vision, speed, or shooting abilities.
He now glides around and avoids contact completely.
He needs to be scratched immediately and told that when he comes back in, he better play hard because nothing is given on this team. Complacency will not be accepted.
You cannot be successful in this league if you are not willing to get dirty, unless you have generational level vision, speed, or shooting abilities.
The coach needs to send this guy a clear message. I believe he still has more in the tank but it might require some tough love.
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KirkAlbuquerque
#WeNeverGetAGoodCoach
noncents
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a guilty pleasure of mine is reading this type of Hardass Coach fantasy roleplay.
"it's UNACCEPTABLE"
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I truly believe that neither of the Wonder Twins enjoy playing for Lavi to the point where they have essentially 'quiet quit' on the team. Mika I think wants to be traded and would waive; but he wants the Rangers to come to him and ask as opposed to the other way around so he's not perceived as the bad guy.
Kreider I think may just be shot and now is a permanent 15 MPG third liner.
Kreider I think may just be shot and now is a permanent 15 MPG third liner.
