# Lack of production from Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller make Rangers’ issue more glaring

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lack-of-production-from-mika-zibanejad-and-j-t-miller-make-rangers-issue-more-glaring/
- Published: 2026-11-11T01:22:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T02:23:13+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/lack-of-production-from-mika-zibanejad-j-t-miller-make-rangers-issue-more-glaring/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The Rangers are short of centre options after Joseph Veleno’s injury.
- Zibanejad and Miller had just four five-on-five goals combined in 19 games.
- The team scored one goal or fewer in six of its nine defeats.

## Summary

The New York Rangers’ shortage of natural centres has led coach Mike Sullivan to shuffle his forward lines, but the article argues that weak scoring from top centres Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller is making the problem more serious. The team has often struggled to score in defeats, leaving it short of the goals needed from two of its leading players.

Joseph Veleno’s long-term injury has narrowed the available options, prompting the Rangers to try several players and sign 37-year-old Luke Glendening, who has no points in four games. Through 19 games, Zibanejad and Miller had combined for seven goals, including only four at five-on-five; the Rangers scored one goal or fewer in six of their nine losses. Miller said chances had not been going in, while both players had scored only once on the power play.

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