Mika Zibanejad not thrilled with reduced Rangers minutes as Peter Laviolette tries to fulfill preseason pledge

There has been a steady drip, drip, drip in the ice time awarded to Mika Zibanejad’s and No. 93’s line and the Swede doesn’t have to look at the final scoresheet to recognize that his shifts are so…

WASHINGTON — There has been a steady drip, drip, drip in the ice time awarded to Mika Zibanejad ’s and No. 93’s line and the Swede doesn’t have to look at the final scoresheet to recognize that his shifts are somewhat farther and fewer between.

It is theoretically possible that reducing the 31-year-old’s minutes over the course of the 82-game marathon could produce residual benefits by keeping him fresher for the playoffs, where Zibanejad inevitably is matched against more physical opponents.

“Fil’s line has been really good with regard to generating positive numbers, getting into the offensive zone, generating chances, but it’s more trying to spread the bench out a little bit,” said Laviolette, whose team brought a 6-1-1 mark into the match. “Depending on how much less, that could work against you. But getting minutes throughout your bench, which is what we’re trying to do right now, I think it’s important to find a positive impact from each line.

“I think there’s some good things but other things we’re still working on,” Zibanejad said. “We haven’t had one of those games where everything goes in.

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