Zibanejad is a beast

[Rangerfan4life90]

How about that great 1-2 punch gets the Rangers in the playoffs first. Both guys are as good as they are ever going to get; AP is 28 and MZ soon to be 27. They have maybe a 2 year window. Toews and Kane both won their first cup at age 22 and their 3rd at 27.

2 year window? Lol

Try more a 5-7 year window with Igor to the mix as the starting goalie

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Amazing hair. A wee bit jelly.

That breakaway goal last night was pure hockey porn. Lettuce flapping in the breeze, jersey tuck, backhand roof job... I needed to change my underwear after that.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He’s been as good or better than Panarin for the last month or so. Just a monster. Even when he seems “off” he’s racking up points. He also kills penalties and is great defensively. Only hole in his game is faceoffs right now. Top 10 center in the league this year

 

[DueDiligence]

2 year window? Lol

Try more a 5-7 year window with Igor to the mix as the starting goalie

NHL player's peak years are from 22-28 now. Your boys are already at the upper edge.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

NHL player's peak years are from 22-28 now. Your boys are already at the upper edge.

Yeah, because they'll automatically decline once past that age...

Coolz argument bro, not

 

[doomscroll]

NHL player's peak years are from 22-28 now. Your boys are already at the upper edge.

Applying league-scaled predictors of the average NHL career to individual players is what a statistician would call pointless.

 

[vippe]

NHL player's peak years are from 22-28 now. Your boys are already at the upper edge.

Pack it up boys and girls. We done here.

Once an NHL players by HFBoards default pass their peak by age 28 they can no longer win the cup.

It is decided

 

[Absolut]

Ziba has been amazing. He's a GREAT guy as well, and should be the Captain. Panarin, Mika, Shesterkin, Fox, Kakko (hopefully), etc. - wow. I am so excited to be a Rangers fan. Signing Panarin was a brilliant move. Changed everything. They believe now.

 

[JT Kreider]

2 year window? Lol

Try more a 5-7 year window with Igor to the mix as the starting goalie

Lmao, the Rangers are coming up on the 2 year anniversary of the start of the rebuild and now they have a 1-2 year window? I can't have possibly read that right.

Comments like this are only coming up because the Rangers chose to rebuild when they still had a decent team, much better than any other team that tanked. The Sabres, Oilers, Leafs just were awful and didnt have players like McDonagh, Brassard, Stepan, Nash, Zucc, Hayes, etc. to work with.

 

[klingsor]

The Sens were going for the Cup.

Brassard was noted for upping his game in the playoffs. If Ottawa wins the Cup that season people might feel differently about the trade.

People give me a hard time whenever I complain about some of the trades the Rangers made (Amonte, Weight and Gartner) in order to build a team that could win the Cup.

 

[eco's bones]

Agreed. He was a great player for us. But we also traded for a great player.

But he's progressed so far beyond what he was showing in Ottawa. Even though he was young in Ottawa, he had played a lot of games. The way broadcasters talk about him in terms of leadership and his amazing level of play is not the player that was in Ottawa even though he was very good for us.

It's funny but when the Rangers put out their letter and traded a lot of their leadership guys---that's when Mika really started putting his game together. Before that happened he was pretty much the same player he'd been in Ottawa. There are a couple other things----I think he committed in a deeper way to being the best he could be after that and I also think he started to realize not only his abilities as a player but as a big strong physical force. I look at Chytil and think he could be the same kind of player when he's Mika's age---he's got the same size and strength---is a great skater and really really good with the puck---he's got all similar elements as Mika---he's just got to put it all together. Brassard was more of a finished you know what you're getting---he was also a big time playoff guy. There are legit reasons why Ottawa would want him. He kind of fell off a bit but he's having a pretty good season with our arch-enemies this year.

 

[Chimpradamus]

NHL player's peak years are from 22-28 now. Your boys are already at the upper edge.

Are you one of those guys who give these boards such a bad reputation? Yeah, I guess you are. Your opinion is simply put ridiculous.

 

[Royal Thunder]

Seems like he is putting up multiple points every night, what a stud

 

[Langdon Alger]

He’s ok I guess. He’s no Derrick Brassard.

 

[bl02]

Best part is no one talks about how good he is on the pk and defensively. But I guess many top centers in the league are well rounded like that.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Rangers window will be open as long as Shestyorkin is an elite NHL goalie.

Right now, there's a slight window to contend for the Cup in the next few years with Panarin and Zibanejad leading the way as our top skaters. It might close for a year or two after those guys decline from their peak ability, but also remember that we have Kakko and Fox who most would say project as star level players in their prime, if not sooner for Fox.

I was of the opinion that the Rangers are going to need another few years of rebuilding, but it seems clear that Shestyorkin is already capable of dragging the team along to being good. He might get us to the playoffs this year, and next year seems very likely that we make the playoffs.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Imagine if Zib and EK 65 still were back in Ottawa (and EKs career wasn't derailed by injuries). EK65 has never played with an elite centre.

 

[NyQuil]

Imagine if Zib and EK 65 still were back in Ottawa (and EKs career wasn't derailed by injuries). EK65 has never played with an elite centre.

Jason Spezza scored 84 points in a season where Erik Karlsson put up 78 points.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Jason Spezza scored 84 points in a season where Erik Karlsson put up 78 points.

Would not say that Spezza was ever elite though.

 

[DueDiligence]

Are you one of those guys who give these boards such a bad reputation? Yeah, I guess you are. Your opinion is simply put ridiculous.

No I am just stating facts. But don't let that get in the way of your thinking.

 

[NHL WAR]

Would not say that Spezza was ever elite though.

Had 269 points in a 211 game (3 season) stretch at one point in his career. That's pretty impressive.

 

[DueDiligence]

Imagine if Zib and EK 65 still were back in Ottawa (and EKs career wasn't derailed by injuries). EK65 has never played with an elite centre.

Neither Spezza or Zibby are elite centers. Really good but not elite.

 

[NyQuil]

Would not say that Spezza was ever elite though.

He's a lot more elite than Zibanejad to date.

That's what is funny.

 

[DueDiligence]

Pack it up boys and girls. We done here.

Once an NHL players by HFBoards default pass their peak by age 28 they can no longer win the cup.

It is decided

I am sorry you are so sensitive. I am sure Zibanejad will be leading the league in scoring in 5 years.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

I am sorry you are so sensitive. I am sure Zibanejad will be leading the league in scoring in 5 years.

Nice straw man argument.