I’m just assuming he means as a two-way threat…? but I’d have to hear the part where he goes into detail just how he came to such an assessment if so considering that is something we’ve never analytically/eye-test seen from Zegras.
heyheyitsandre
And now we see why bucci is a great commentator and personality for the sport, but not an actual analyst or in a front office anywhere. Zegras isn’t even on the same planet as datsyuk.
Preset_Squirrel
Isn’t Zegras notoriously bad defensively?
Bh207458
I just don’t get the benefit in this. I guess it’s just to get people talking but still. Pavel was top ten in takeaways most years and zegras is one of the worst zegras. I think Raymond is closer to Pavel than zegras and Raymond is nowhere near Pavel.
Flaky_Bit_613
Holy Schnikeys he’s an idiot
ChuckFeathers
Datsyuk’s crawl space is higher than Zegras’ attic.
jakeeeeengb
People today don’t seem to understand how great Datsyuk was defensively smh.
2shack
If anything, I see Zegras being more like Mike Ribeiro. Just a highly skilled douchebag.
Anishinabeg
Lmao oh my god these people are nuts 😂
Zegras isn’t a great goal scorer, and he’s a black hole defensively.
Did Buccigross ever watch Datsyuk play?
MentalShortFry
He’s got hands I’ll give him that…… but he will never be the 2-way player Datsyuk was with the way he is defensively.
He also lacks the work ethic Datsyuk had and I will always think he’s one of the most overrated players today
ASUMicroGrad
I think he has to mean offensively.
meatballcake87
I’m convinced 90% of hockey fans never atually watched Datsyuk. Yeah he had crazy hands, but he was the best 2 way forward in the league for many years. Zegras is a liability on D.
oceanic8675
Hahahahahahaha
Problemwoodchuck
Zegras might bounce back with a change of scenery but that’s a wild comparison to Datsyuk.
zdillon67
Buccigross is a Heidelberg University alum.
That’s my fun fact of the day.
RedWingsFan1990
You couldn’t find a more complete two way player than Datsyuk. As a matter of fact the only one who can come close to that is Bergeron and Datsyuk is still miles ahead of him as far as creativity. Zegras does what most up and coming kids do at his age and attempt flashy moves that’s already been done 100 times over while lacking defensive discipline. Datsyuk is the definition of often imitated but never duplicated.
Electrical_Deal_1227
Well that’s just silly now isn’t it?
rksd
Already has broken Datsyuk’s career “Number of penalty box cameras petulantly destroyed”
JiffTheJester
There may never be another datsyuk
HockeyMom128
🤣🤣 This has GOT to be a joke.
jfstompers
Sure from a skilled with the puck perspective but that’s the only resemblance between the two
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Great April Fools joke NHL.
I’m just assuming he means as a two-way threat…? but I’d have to hear the part where he goes into detail just how he came to such an assessment if so considering that is something we’ve never analytically/eye-test seen from Zegras.
And now we see why bucci is a great commentator and personality for the sport, but not an actual analyst or in a front office anywhere. Zegras isn’t even on the same planet as datsyuk.
Isn’t Zegras notoriously bad defensively?
I just don’t get the benefit in this. I guess it’s just to get people talking but still. Pavel was top ten in takeaways most years and zegras is one of the worst zegras. I think Raymond is closer to Pavel than zegras and Raymond is nowhere near Pavel.
Holy Schnikeys he’s an idiot
Datsyuk’s crawl space is higher than Zegras’ attic.
People today don’t seem to understand how great Datsyuk was defensively smh.
If anything, I see Zegras being more like Mike Ribeiro. Just a highly skilled douchebag.
Lmao oh my god these people are nuts 😂
Zegras isn’t a great goal scorer, and he’s a black hole defensively.
Did Buccigross ever watch Datsyuk play?
He’s got hands I’ll give him that…… but he will never be the 2-way player Datsyuk was with the way he is defensively.
He also lacks the work ethic Datsyuk had and I will always think he’s one of the most overrated players today
I think he has to mean offensively.
I’m convinced 90% of hockey fans never atually watched Datsyuk. Yeah he had crazy hands, but he was the best 2 way forward in the league for many years. Zegras is a liability on D.
Hahahahahahaha
Zegras might bounce back with a change of scenery but that’s a wild comparison to Datsyuk.
Buccigross is a Heidelberg University alum.
That’s my fun fact of the day.
You couldn’t find a more complete two way player than Datsyuk. As a matter of fact the only one who can come close to that is Bergeron and Datsyuk is still miles ahead of him as far as creativity. Zegras does what most up and coming kids do at his age and attempt flashy moves that’s already been done 100 times over while lacking defensive discipline. Datsyuk is the definition of often imitated but never duplicated.
Well that’s just silly now isn’t it?
Already has broken Datsyuk’s career “Number of penalty box cameras petulantly destroyed”
There may never be another datsyuk
🤣🤣 This has GOT to be a joke.
Sure from a skilled with the puck perspective but that’s the only resemblance between the two