Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller are pleased at the prospect of being New York Rangers linemates again. The question of who plays which position doesn’t seem to matter to either of them.
Zibanejad, a lifelong center, was having a poor season before the Rangers acquired Miller from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31. Then-coach Peter Laviolette moved Zibanejad to right wing on a line with Miller in the middle, and the combo clicked. Zibanejad had 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists) through his first 50 games, then put up 33 (11 goals, 22 assists) in the final 32 games after the trade.