Posts About "Mika Zibanejad"
New York Rangers Season Review & Playoff Preview
July 20th, 2020 Slowly but surely, the qualifying round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs is approaching. On Aug. 1, the New York Rangers will take on the Carolina Hurricanes in a best-of-five series for a chance to play in the postseason. Related: Ottawa Senators - Revisiting the Zibanejad Trade It has been a while since the Rangers last played,...
Ottawa Senators: Revisiting the Zibanejad Trade
July 18th, 2020 The Ottawa Senators have made mistakes in the past and mismanaged their assets. One of their biggest errors was the trade involving Derick Brassard and Mika Zibanejad. Mika Zibanejad was a Senator from 2011 to 2016 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) On July 18, 2016, the Senators traded Zibanejad to the New York Rangers, as well as...
Rangers News & Rumors: COVID-19, Fanatics & Fox
July 3rd, 2020 The New York Rangers have been busy during the NHL pause due to the COVID-19 virus. Here are some of the great things they've been doing with extra time on their hands. Celebration of Service The Rangers organization and Northwell Health have been shining a spotlight on frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They've put...
Fantasy Forecaster: Studs of the 2019-20 Season
June 15th, 2020 With the 2019-20 regular season now officially completed, fantasy seasons have also come to an end. Unfortunately, many leagues were abandoned before a champion was crowned. Related: NHL Hat Tricks History & Fun Facts However, every good fantasy manager knows the importance of evaluating the previous season and the work that...
3 Rangers That Will Be X-Factors Against Hurricanes
May 30th, 2020 The New York Rangers are slated to go up against the Carolina Hurricanes in the play-in round after the NHL announced that the league will move to a 24-team playoff format. New York managed to go 4-0 against Carolina during the 2019-20 regular season, but it will all come down to a five-game series between two teams that were...
Rangers Helped & Hurt By the NHL Pause
May 18th, 2020 It's a safe bet that not a single member of the New York Rangers wanted to see the 2019-20 season paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. A young team on an apparent rise was squarely in the mix for a playoff spot, a largely unexpected turn of events just two years into the organization's wholesale rebuilding project. Related:...
Rangers' Top 5 Season-Defining Moments of 2019-20
May 14th, 2020 The New York Rangers were one of the most interesting teams to follow in the NHL before the pause. Slowly inching up to a playoff spot, a red-hot Mika Zibanejad and the artistry of Artemi Panarin propelled the Rangers to relevance late in the season. But which moments during the 2019-20 season define this rollercoaster of a season the...
Rangers Under Gorton: The Good, the Bad & the Too Early to Tell
April 21st, 2020 New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton has accomplished a very rare feat - getting the fanbase of a New York City professional team to buy into a full-scale rebuild, patience and all. Of course, it hasn't hurt one bit that the GM has been largely successful in his moves - both in the acquisition of young talent through trades...
Rangers MVP Showdown: Artemi Panarin Vs. Mika Zibanejad
March 31st, 2020 Assuming that the New York Rangers' regular season has concluded in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a much-needed discussion to be made in the form of the team's most valuable player. At one point in time, it appeared that Artemi Panarin was the lone competitor for such an honor, but as the calendars turned to 2020, Mika...
Rangers' Success Showing How Much Work Remains
March 12th, 2020 Mika Zibanejad's five-goal masterpiece last week represented the high point of the New York Rangers' season, a breathtaking performance by one of the Blueshirts' stars which delivered a key victory in an unexpected 2019-20 playoff push. While Zibanejad's effort highlighted all that's right with the Rangers going forward, it also...
Zibanejad's Development Paying Off for Rangers
March 10th, 2020 The New York Rangers have found their No. 1 center for the foreseeable future in Mika Zibanejad. At just 26 years old, he has transformed into an undeniable NHL talent and his playmaking abilities rarely go unnoticed whenever he's on the ice. Related: Brian Leetch: The Road to the 1994 Conn Smythe Trophy When Rangers' general...
Rangers Should Make Signing Zibanejad a Priority
March 5th, 2020 Mika Zibanejad had a breakout season for the New York Rangers in 2018-19, and he is playing even better this season. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts, he is set to become an unrestricted free agent following the 2021-22 season when his five-year, $26.75 million contract expires. While the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement prevents...
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: 5 Great Things
March 3rd, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL season should have been just a rebuild phase for the New York Rangers. Thanks to great hockey players like Mika Zibanejad, however, the team suddenly became a playoff contender. Related: 2000 NHL Draft - 21 Goalies Selected Before Henrik Lundqvist The big turnaround came in early February. The Rangers won nine of...
