Zibanejad apologized to his teammates

Rules are rules, says the Swede, according to Aftonbladet .

Rangers coach Mike Sullivan benched his star player for disciplinary reasons in Monday's game against Anaheim. The reason was that Mika Zibanejad was late for a team meeting due to a traffic accident.

"I got stuck. We got stuck behind an accident. I just hope everyone in that accident was okay," says Mika Zibanejad, after last night's game against Vancouver, which the Rangers lost 0-3.

Mika Zibanejad understands why he was punished.

"It's my tenth season now, I know what's going on," says the 32-year-old center, according to Aftonbladet.