Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad

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That would actually be funny. My interest is more on how Leo Carlsson does to be honest.
Looking at the roster, Leo Carlsson is most likely their 13th forward. Unless Leo's former coach is coaching the team, you know these tournaments always end up sitting the young players. There isn't even a relegation team like Kazakhstan for the coach to put all the extras in to get them ice time. I'm not saying "Leo doesn't deserve the ice time" - Just going with history.
 

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I have no problem with Zibanejad’s effort or anyone else's. For whatever reason, his game fell off a cliff last season.

I thought last game was the first time in a while he looked like the player he used to be. At least he showed some confidence and aggressiveness with shooting.

I imagine it was just an aberration, though.

On the other hand, Trouba and Lindgren are a horror show every single game. The team would be better off with Mancini and Ruhwedel.
 

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I have no problem with Zibanejad’s effort or anyone else's. For whatever reason, his game fell off a cliff last season.

I thought last game was the first time in a while he looked like the player he used to be. At least he showed some confidence and aggressiveness with shooting.

I imagine it was just an aberration, though.

On the other hand, Trouba and Lindgren are a horror show every single game. The team would be better off with Mancini and Ruhwedel.
We saw some effort last game but he has had some really terrible games this year. Full on primary give away leading to a goal, brutal to non-existent back checking effort is some cases, while he's still defending ok on the PK, there is a clear lack of pressure and aggression which in the past drove a lot of SHG chances. He's looked slow on a lot of reads too which has also led to several goals. I think he still has the skill. His head is just somehow not in it. He's thinking at AHL speeds right now.
 

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If the players take the physicality down a notch or three like in the ASG than Mika might actually be okay in this. He won’t have to jump and flinch anytime someone comes near him.
I wonder if they'll set up the power play to leverage his renowned one timer.
 

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Man he was f***ing good

f***. Fucccccck. But look at his body language and his face. YES… anyone would have poor body language right now but when was the last time Mika regularly looked like THAT? It’s been 3+ years since that guy really existed. Like… he really lost the joy in the game or something. We joke about DJing and not having passion for hockey as much as music, but it could be as simple as fatherhood and not being able to cope with the pressure of NYC, especially not after 2 ECF failures. I’m not saying he’d be a 1C anywhere, by any means, but at the same time… I almost guarantee 65% of his troubles are mental at this point. Dude needs a fresh start even more than we need him off the roster.
 

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He really was. I know it’s a cliche but “he was around the net a lot more”.

Yeah I think that was one of the biggest stand outs in that clip.

He was so much more decisive with every decision he made too. When he went on that 2nd half heater before Covid hit he was basically shooting the puck expecting to score on every shot he took. We get the rare confident play for him now (the PP goal he scored against Montreal) but those were the norm form him back then.
 

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