The Rangers have a Mika Zibanejad problem right now. His overtime winner last night hopefully opens the flood gates, but until we see it happen, we have to go on his body of worth this season. Suffice it to say, the Zibanejad problem has been there all year in different forms and with different linemates. Luckily there are easy fixes that a simple confidence boost should right the ship.
Perhaps the biggest concern with Zibanejad right now is that, aside from the lack of 5v5 production, the line simply isn't generating any sustained offense. The Rangers have seen these issues before, mostly with the Ryan Strome/Artemi Panarin connection, where a top scoring line becomes one-and-done in the offensive zone. All due respect to Zibanejad, he's not on a Panarin level, and that creates more visible issues this season.
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