One of the brightest spots in this rebuilding season is the play of Mika Zibanejad. When the Rangers acquired the former 1st round pick, 6th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from the Ottawa Senators, the hope was he’d realize his full potential.
It looks like it’s happening.
In the summer of 2016, the Rangers sent 29 year old, Derick Brassard and a seventh round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for 23 year old, Mika Zibanejad and a 2nd round pick. Brassard was coming off a 58 points season and Zibanejad tallied 51. So why would the Senators make this trade?