VIDEO: One-on-one with Ottawa Senators rookie Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad has three points in 11 games this season. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)
2013-02-20 12:50:00
Mika Zibanejad got his first taste of NHL action last year when the Ottawa Senators gave the young Swede a nine-game tryout. Zibanejad returned to Sweden after his audition and continued his development with his hometown Djurgardens team.
THN’s Matt Larkin caught up with the 19-year-old center to discuss his return to Sweden last year, playing in the American League during the lockout and what he misses most about his native country.
REPORTER: Matt Larkin | PRODUCER: Ted Cooper
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"We're playing the defending champs and you can tell they're not going to beat themselves. That team, just from them going all the way, you can see it over there. There's no panic…You can tell that's a machine over there and we've got to be at our best."
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