BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When Mats Zuccarello was not advancing the cause of his own foundation in Norway and the Right to Play movement with a monumental outdoor game in Oslo and through school initiatives in Africa, the winger focused this summer on getting stronger and erasing the memory of last season.
“It was a [crummy] season all around,” No. 36 told The Post before his preseason debut here in Saturday’s 5-2 defeat to the Islanders. “We missed the playoffs, we lost guys who were here for a long time who I care a lot about, our coach got fired, and I certainly didn’t play well enough, so I wanted to get that out of my mind and start moving forward.