In New York, it no longer works.
The Rangers attempted to remedy the situation by trading their former captain (Jacob Trouba) to Anaheim, and Chris Drury (GM) also sent Kaapo Kakko to Seattle.
But that doesn’t change anything: the club has won only six of its last 22 matches and that’s unacceptable when you think about the talent of this team.
It doesn’t stop there, though.
As reported by Josh Yohe (The Athletic), Chris Drury also attempted to trade Mika Zibanejad to Vancouver at some point this season.
The goal of the Rangers GM was to acquire JT Miller… In a one-for-one transaction.
The Canucks said no:
Miller and Zibanejad have a bit of the same style.
Both are 31 years old, fully capable of being among the most productive players in the NHL… But Miller has a little more upside to his game.
He is better defensively and he has two seasons of over 99 points (99 and 103) under his belt since 2021.
Zibanejad is good offensively, but not as good as Miller:
In the end, it really would have been an exchange of problems.
JT Miller doesn’t get along with Elias Pettersson in the locker room in Vancouver and it sucks with the Canucks… While Zibanejad is not producing up to expectations in New York with his eight small goals scored since the start of the season.
It also seems that Zibanejad is someone “very sensitive” according to Larry Brooks and that he would have difficulty accepting the fact that he finds himself at the heart of several criticisms in the Big Apple.
It’s funny, but the Canucks and Rangers also seem to be in the same boat.
It’s total chaos in New York and even if it’s not as bad in Vancouver, the Canucks have still lost seven of their last 10 games.
The Rangers and the Canucks have what it takes on paper to be among the best clubs in the National League… But that is not the case with the circumstances we know.
That said, perhaps a Miller vs Zibanejad trade would have been good for both clubs, even if one of them brings more to the ice.
In burst
– Exactly: you know, when things are going well…
– Great news.
– It feels different.
– There are rumors in the MLB:
