{"id":195768,"date":"2021-03-06T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T06:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mika-zibanejad-benching-downplayed-by-rangers-coach-david-quinn\/"},"modified":"2021-03-06T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T06:16:58","slug":"mika-zibanejad-benching-downplayed-by-rangers-coach-david-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mika-zibanejad-benching-downplayed-by-rangers-coach-david-quinn\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mika Zibanejad benching downplayed by Rangers coach David Quinn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Mika Zibanejad benching downplayed by Rangers coach David Quinn<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Mika-Zibanejad-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>David Quinn was candid while explaining his reasons for benching struggling veteran Mika Zibanejad for a majority of the second period in the Rangers\u2019 6-1 victory over the Devils on Thursday night, but the head coach said everything was business as usual between the two in practice Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same vibes, nothing has changed from my end with him,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cListen, he and I have had plenty of conversations, there\u2019s no surprises here. Like I said, I was h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with the uptick in his play after he sat for a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an unavoidable topic of conversation when the team\u2019s top-line center has just two goals (one an empty-netter) and a mere eight points through the first 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s of the season. But once Quinn seemingly had seen enough and limited Zibanejad\u2019s ice time in the first period Thursday to a startling 3:59, it became the topic of conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn didn\u2019t deploy the 27-year-old Swede until 10:46 of the second period. By that time, the Blueshirts had tied it 1-1 on Chris Kreider\u2019s power-play goal, his first of three tallies in the victory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/up-in-the-blue-seats\/shouldrangerstradeforjackeichel-?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t love his game, I didn\u2019t love what we were seeing, I didn\u2019t love a lot about our first period. But obviously he\u2019s had a tough start to the season and maybe sitting him for a while would give him a little jolt and give our team a little jolt,\u201d Quinn said of Zibanejad after the game, adding that he thought the stats and pressure were beginning to slow him down. \u201cI did like what I saw when he came back out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just going to see how he was playing, how he was competing, how he was skating. If I thought I saw an uptick in his play, I was going to continue to play him and if not, he was going to continue to sit. That\u2019s really what it came down to.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>The pace of the NHL is beginning to slow down for Alexis Lafreniere.<\/p>\n<p>Currently riding a four-game point streak with two goals and two assists, the 2020 first-overall pick has a weightlessness about him that\u2019s infectious, Kreider pointed out after the Rangers\u2019 win Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Lafreniere has started to develop chemistry with his first-line teammates, Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich, which has allowed the top trio to generate more high-danger opportunities in the last handful of games than they have all season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the start of the season, you always want to produce offensively as an offensive player,\u201d Lafreniere said Friday. \u201cBut I was trying to keep my composure, and I knew it was going to come. I wasn\u2019t playing my best hockey the first couple of games, but as the season, the games start going, I was better I think.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, the game is getting a little bit slower and [I\u2019m] getting used to the pace a little bit. I still have things to improve and work on in practice and in games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old pointed out that he has grown more comfortable playing in the Rangers\u2019 system and has been able to focus on improving his play in both zones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting chemistry with my linemates for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been playing a couple of games together, so that helps. And they\u2019re really good players. I just have to get open and they\u2019re going to find me I think.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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