It’s easy to see right away that Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider are both good friends with Mats Zuccarello. But the Rangers’ red-hot top line likely won’t be intact much longer, because Zuccarello seems destined to be shipped out before the Feb. 25 trade deadline.
It’s a topic that is uncomfortable, but unavoidable — especially now that the trade market is starting to heat up.
“Of course you know about the situation. You’ve heard it,” Zibanejad told The Post after Friday’s practice in Tarrytown, with the first-overall Lightning coming to the Garden for a prime-time matchup Saturday night.