Zibanejad was first in scoring among Rangers forwards these playoffs, and has a higher PPG than Brassard.
You have to consider that we didn't add Brassard without losing anything from our roster. I see little evidence that trading Brassard for Zibanejad has resulted in increased playoff success, given that Zibanejad has produced at a higher rate through both the regular season and the playoffs.
That is true. Those guys have been good defensively, but not a single goal in a combined 28 games is disappointing nonetheless.
Again, I don't see the argument that those guys have significantly influenced our playoff success. They've been good defensively, but haven't scored at all. They haven't hurt us, but they haven't helped us all that much either.