Player Discussion Mika Zibanejad

leetch99

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I wish the Rangers had a coach that would have the guts to scratch him.
I wish we had a player on our club that would have the balls to speak out on his play every game . If enough did this he might want out sooner rather than later . This is what needs to happen . It cannot go on . It will need to be Trocheck that does this . I don't see anybody else .
 

TheWrongWay

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I wish we had a player on our club that would have the balls to speak out on his play every game . If enough did this he might want out sooner rather than later . This is what needs to happen . It cannot go on . It will need to be Trocheck that does this . I don't see anybody else .

Gosh, I was that guy.

I am still not entirely sure how I feel about it. I know teammates respected my compete level and knew I always had their backs. But I also felt like they hated me a little (or a lot).

I can say with some certainty they did things with more zest to avoid me targeting them during a game with a comment or tirade. But I still wish I didn't need to go there in the first place. To be fair, if I was mailing a game in, I wanted to be informed about it in the same direct fashion. I certainly did not want to be the one dragging the entire rest of the team down.

It didn't always feel great. But I reckon it can't be all bad. I captained many of the teams I played on, often by player vote.
 

Boris Zubov

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Gosh, I was that guy.

I am still not entirely sure how I feel about it. I know teammates respected my compete level and knew I always had their backs. But I also felt like they hated me a little (or a lot).

I can say with some certainty they did things with more zest to avoid me targeting them during a game with a comment or tirade. But I still wish I didn't need to go there in the first place. To be fair, if I was mailing a game in, I wanted to be informed about it in the same direct fashion. I certainly did not want to be the one dragging the entire rest of the team down.

It didn't always feel great. But I reckon it can't be all bad. I captained many of the teams I played on, often by player vote.
What was your highest level of hockey? I'm just asking out of genuine curiosity, not mocking you or discounting your post.
 

TheWrongWay

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What was your highest level of hockey? I'm just asking out of genuine curiosity, not mocking you or discounting your post.

College and damn mediocre at it I might add. My three siblings also played college sports. My older brother was the only one who made it pro (NFL).

Thinking about it now, I have not laced up a pair of skates in nearly 25 years. Into my early 30s, me and my kid brother still played pickup. He died when I was 33 and I haven't played since.
 
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Mike in Houston

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College and damn mediocre at it I might add. My three siblings also played college sports. My older brother was the only one who made it pro (NFL).

Thinking about it now, I have not laced up a pair of skates in nearly 25 years. Into my early 30s, me and my kid brother still played pickup. He died when I was 33 and I haven't played since.

Sorry for your loss.
 

Boris Zubov

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College and damn mediocre at it I might add. My three siblings also played college sports. My older brother was the only one who made it pro (NFL).

Thinking about it now, I have not laced up a pair of skates in nearly 25 years. Into my early 30s, me and my kid brother still played pickup. He died when I was 33 and I haven't played since.
Sounds like he died way too young. My condolences.
 
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