Just two years ago, Trevor Zegras was the face of creativity in hockey—pulling off highlight-reel goals, inspiring a new wave of fans, and even landing on the cover of NHL 23. But fast forward to today, and things have taken a turn. Injuries, controversies, and declining production have left him searching for his game. Once known for his swagger and flair, Zegras now finds himself fighting to stay relevant.
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You just hate to see it /s
guy is 10 ply…..and over-hyped… only get 20 or so goals with quality playing time..
What destroyed him was all he is is swag😅
The Ducks need to fire Cronin, he called Mactavish a 3rd line centre lol
He plays boring hockey for no reason they have a Ferrari for a team treat it as such they can play run and gun and develop a defensive system, Cronin and by extension Verbeek are trying to employ a defensive first approach which I think is wrong for their young roster
Let them play and put up points it’ll lead to more confidence going forward imo
This is from a Canucks fan
he started dating a famous tik toker so his focus isnt fully on hockey anymore its that social media life
Xavier Laflamme
Hi. Ducks fan here. A few caveats to this:
-Z has always been the best player on the ice on just about every level he has played, until now. The NHL is a different beast, and he's not an unknown variable anymore. Teams are pitting him against their best defensemen and they're focusing on containing him, which is making life difficult.
-Speaking of keeping him contained, Z's primary strength is as a playmaker. A playmaker can break open a game, but they typically need a finisher. The Ducks, for the better part of the last half-decade, have been TERRIBLE. And arguably the single worst part of their game for the last half-decade has been scoring goals. Z is driving offense and creating plays, but nobody around him can put the puck in the net to give him anything to show for it.
-Greg Cronin is a middling NHL coach… at best. His defensive structure is prone to his players getting pinned in their own end. He also insists on playing a heavy-hockey cycle game that the Ducks as a team are not built to play in the slightest. Cronin also refuses to keep Zegras at center, the position he's clearly the most comfortable in and where he's most effective.
-Speaking of bad coaching, players like Z often make their living on the power play, and the Ducks' power play is brutally bad. There may be no greater need for a coaching change than with whoever is handling that unit because everyone looks flat-out clueless on the ice with the extra man. In many opportunities, Z has been the only player actually creating anything at all.
The point of all of this is to say this: he'll be fine. He's still developing along with much of the team around him, he's been injured to hell, and he's learning to cope with drawing the highest-profile defense assignments from opponents. Z's defensive numbers and two-way game have both improved substantially this season; he's a more balanced player now. And if you need any example of how much he means to the team, just watch how different they are with him in and out of the lineup, especially on the power play.
i actually went to the red wings game where z was suspended 3 games i was so pissed seeing that late hit in person
he shold've just stayed with #46
lmfao this is so dumb, Zegras and Ducks will be fine, this season he's playing center and has been focusing on defense which is a very important part of hockey and having gone through injuries…..the dude doesn't always need to be a flashy scorer lol…. people just love to shit on the ducks for some reason
This is such a good video
zegras has been cheeks for 2 seasons straight and ducks fans will continue to suck him off
Trevor Zegraa
Lack of hockey knowledge by Zegras groupies led to over-hype of a young player who was led to believe it was all about him. He is having trouble adapting to the idea that there is no “Z” in team.
it’s the coach cronin repeatedly speaks out against zegras, benches him, puts him on the fourth line, and with what silververg and lybushkin had to say about cronin it’s no wonder all the youth in anaheim looks stunted, since cronin has come in each players numbers have declined. they lack leadership and bring in vets to cruise around and cash in the massive contracts gm verbeek gives them while lowballing our young players anaheims current state is a pure disgrace and if mctavish, carlsson, zegras, or mintyukov leave because of management im no longer a fan of this team
kid needs a change of scenery. he's a smart player and there's so much potential locked away because of Cronin.
His teammates have repeatedly said how much they like him.
Trevor Nigras – overrated clown
He looks like Justin Trudeau LMAO
There is a difference between confidence and cockyness. He made points cause he was selfish and this works in the junior but not up the NHL where you need to work for the team. Similar story for Jo Drouin. His selfish play eventually got easy to read and prevent.'tis what happens when you draw too much attention on you, everyone breaks you, even your team, until you're there for them.
He'll get it back. I think his coaches have to allow him to play his creative style again to gain confidence. He's better than what the stats show.
Was and still is a plug.
Before reading comments or watching the video. It's because of the organization he plays for.
This’ll be Bedard in a couple years
I wanna see him leave the Ducks. Would love to see if he could be a Star in Washington.
Talent like that doesn't disappear; it takes a breather and comes back with a vengeance. But in this case, let's hope it returns refined.
send him to Buffalo – Mattius Samuelsson 1 for 1
Go Kings Go!!!
Zegras is known for flashy moves and finishers, but with teams now knowing this after a few years, he can (and should) use his skillset to be more a playmaker, less like Kane (finisher) and more like Marner (set-up guy) if that makes sense. Idk.
The Ducks have won some pretty decent games as of late, so I somewhat disagree with other commenters about firing Cronin. Is the whole coaching system bad? Idk. I'm not sold on that. If their game has gotten slower and less flashy, I chalk it up to adding slower veterans (like Killorn 🤣)
Can’t believe people thought he was better than Mo Seider 😂😂😂😂
Did you steal jxmyhighroller's intro music?
10/10 creativity. Not at all a loser.
Suuuper interesting! Thx
He is 10 ply that is why he struggles.
Talent's still there. But so is his attitude.
I wouldn't trade for him in a 1 for 1 with any of the Leafs' top 9 forwards, and NEVER for any of their top 6 d-men lol
Showboat chump.
The problem is Verbeek. He’s had a bone to pick with Zegras since he took over the GM job. Constant trade rumours and wanting to trade Zegras every year and leaking it to the press is bound to make a player lose confidence in his game.
Are you a ”hater” if you say your opinion to a stupid play and talk only about the play? I guess nowaday you are a hater no matter what you do or say…
I’m pre sure his coach is to blame for his regression
Maybe people were caught off guard by his good hands. Now that they know they must play him like he's dollar store, Patrick Kane, NHL guys can shut him down.
needs more time too poo before the game. open toilets in dressing room would help
Bedard