The game is played on a 200 feet by 85 feet surface of ice, but for Mika Zibanejad, the battle is contested almost entirely within his cerebrum.
“It’s not the first time, it’s not going to be the last time and obviously you don’t want to have those nights but is the way you respond to it, learn from it and move on,” the 31-year-old Swede told a wall of inquisitors following Wednesday’s practice in the aftermath ofRangers’ Mika Zibanejad , center, watches as Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele knocks the puck down during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov.
“That doesn’t change. You’re expecting me and I’m expecting myself to play good every night,” said Zibanejad, whose team faces San Jose at the Garden on Thursday. “It’s not going to happen every night, even as much as I want to. Just play hard and have a short memory.”Rangers' Mika Zibanejad, center, watches as Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele knocks the puck down during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov.
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