With Mika Zibanejad looking like the Mika Zibanejad of old, the Rangers are now facing an increasingly difficult decision on his future with the club. Zibanejad’s current contract pays him $5.35 million a season, and that ends after next season. At that point, Zibanejad will be 29 years old and an unrestricted free agent. It is expect he will command a big time raise.
When this conversation was last visited, Zibanejad was in the middle of a COVID related major slump. Yet even with that slump, Zibanejad now has 7 goals and 20 points in 31 games.