At some point, enough is enough. Last night David Quinn had seen enough from his team and his star goal scorer from last season. The Rangers once again came out flat against the rival Devils and knew he needed to do something drastic.
He did so by benching Mika Zibanejad late in the first and for half of the second period. The response was a much sharper Rangers team in the second period and a 2-1 lead going into the third.
Zibanejad benching had the desired effect
While there was a lot of fixation on Mika being benched, David Quinn made it clear that it wasn’t just about him.