New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad will miss the game against the Winnipeg Jets due to the flu. David Desharnais will suit up and center Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich, per Justin Tasch of the New York Daily News.
Desharnais will center Kreider and Buchnevich with Zibanejad (flu) out tonight
— Justin Tasch (@J_Tasch) March 6, 2018
Desharnais has been in and out of the lineup since the trade deadline passed on Feb.26. As an unrestricted free agent and with the Rangers in rebuilding mode, it was surprising that he wasn’t moved along with Nick Holden, Ryan McDonagh, Michael Grabner, and Rick Nash.