Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad

DanielBrassard

It's all so tiresome
May 6, 2014
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The steep decline of Mika Zibanejad continues, that contract extension might be the thing that sinks the rangers for the foreseeable future. He was never a dominant force, nbut his play since last season has deteriorated even more than I anticipated it would.
 

Harbour Dog

Registered User
Jul 16, 2015
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St. John's
I think the reason he looks slower is mostly tied to confidence. Same reason that people thought Laf and Kakko couldn't play at NHL pace; they were just too much in their own heads.

I was always confident that both the kids would work it out as they developed, but it's a taller task for Mika. Maybe he just needs to embrace being a shutdown centre/PP specialist, and he'll find himself playing more freely.
 

will1066

Registered User
Oct 12, 2008
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The steep decline of Mika Zibanejad continues, that contract extension might be the thing that sinks the rangers for the foreseeable future. He was never a dominant force, nbut his play since last season has deteriorated even more than I anticipated it would.
 

Machinehead

HFNYR MVP
Jan 21, 2011
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126,212
NYC
It’s called a joke, you know, those things we used to be able to make before everyone became soft?
It's not tho. People really think these things about him because he's bad at hockey.

Like, it might be hyperbole, but there's absolutely genuine meaning behind the personal attacks.
 

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