Player Discussion Trevor Zegras : Part III

[Mr Rogers]

The beat writers who are at post-game scrums - Lee, Knoll, Cavanaugh - definitely don't attempt to poke the bear even after streaks of bad performance. I just don't think there's any incentive for them to do that, it's not a market where fans demand accountability or anything.

Although most beat writers haven't been overly critical at any point - Stephens would have hints of criticism in his writing over the years but in a market like Toronto, Montreal or NY, he'd be seen as a loyalist. I wonder if there is some unspoken rule/rhetoric from the Ducks press team towards the media that criticism generally is not welcome.

The last unequivocally pointed comment from external media that i can think of came from Lisa Dillman - interestingly she probably knew she was going to quit when she asked it - to Verbeek after 2023 when she asked him how he'd evaluate his performance so far and it wasn't met well.

 

[anezthes]

4 games to get 5 assists a +10 rating.

Needs 3 points in this game against VGK. Can he do it? Absolutely. Will he? Let's find out!

 

[Firequacker]

The beat writers who are at post-game scrums - Lee, Knoll, Cavanaugh - definitely don't attempt to poke the bear even after streaks of bad performance. I just don't think there's any incentive for them to do that, it's not a market where fans demand accountability or anything.

Although most beat writers haven't been overly critical at any point - Stephens would have hints of criticism in his writing over the years but in a market like Toronto, Montreal or NY, he'd be seen as a loyalist. I wonder if there is some unspoken rule/rhetoric from the Ducks press team towards the media that criticism generally is not welcome.

The last unequivocally pointed comment from external media that i can think of came from Lisa Dillman - interestingly she probably knew she was going to quit when she asked it - to Verbeek after 2023 when she asked him how he'd evaluate his performance so far and it wasn't met well.

I'd put Lee a step or two above, he at least gets good questions in occasionally. He's the one who asked last year if Zegras was being held to a higher standard, for one.

Given how locked down the team is in general, I'd be more surprised if they weren't dropping a few hints about not going too far outside of approved parameters, though. I mean the Ducks could teach the CIA a thing or two about operational security.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

FWIW

He barley blinked when he said it.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

The beat writers who are at post-game scrums - Lee, Knoll, Cavanaugh - definitely don't attempt to poke the bear even after streaks of bad performance. I just don't think there's any incentive for them to do that, it's not a market where fans demand accountability or anything.

Although most beat writers haven't been overly critical at any point - Stephens would have hints of criticism in his writing over the years but in a market like Toronto, Montreal or NY, he'd be seen as a loyalist. I wonder if there is some unspoken rule/rhetoric from the Ducks press team towards the media that criticism generally is not welcome.

The last unequivocally pointed comment from external media that i can think of came from Lisa Dillman - interestingly she probably knew she was going to quit when she asked it - to Verbeek after 2023 when she asked him how he'd evaluate his performance so far and it wasn't met well.

I agree with your point but I don’t think Dillman was being all that pointed; all she did was ask whether he had assessed his own performance (in the context of assessing everyone’s performance). As a confrontational question it was extremely mild.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Fingers crossed that the injury looked worse than it will turn out to be. The kid had been noticeably maturing this year, would hate to see him out long term again.

 

[Rasp]

 

[Dryish]

I can't tell if he hurt his right ankle or his left knee there. But whichever one it is, that's going to be bad.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

It's definitely his right leg. He put weight on the left leg leaving the ice.

 

[eojsmada]

Probably an ACL, to what degree is uncertain

 

[Ducks DVM]

The left leg did a lot of torquing, but that’s the one he walked out on. If you look carefully the right ankle bends pretty badly when he brings it down after the left leg weirdness.

I’m going to be optimistic that it’s only a high ankle sprain as opposed to a re-break or an Achilles injury.

Edit - broken fibula could be on the list too I suppose.

 

[Leonardo87]

Hoping it’s more of a week to week thing and not a month to month.

Day to day would be ideal but I just don’t see it.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Hoping it’s more of a week to week thing and not a month to month.

Day to day would be ideal but I just don’t see it.

for an Anaheim org, Day to day translates to day to decade. The IR is just a passing fancy on the whim of Verbeek. Fowler is off the IR and Vaak goes from day-to-day and onto the IR. Weird.

 

[Rybread86]

If this ends up being serious, you have to wonder how his injury history will effect his next contract. Also would start to worry that hes in the Drysdale camp of health/injury issues.

 

[GermanRocket7]

Sucks to see this, my best guess would be ACL tear. I tore my ACL some five years ago pretty much exactly that way (blade of my opponent got stuck in mine, but while I was trying to go around him in a spin-o-rama move), but my lower leg was already 90° from the upper leg's positioning when I lay on the ice. Fun times.

All the best to Z and may the Hockey Gods have mercy on him.

 

[Trojans86]

It could potentially be a meniscus/MCL issue with the knee buckling inwards. ACLs usually come with a ton of pain and he didn't look that bad in the clip.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

If this ends up being serious, you have to wonder how his injury history will effect his next contract. Also would start to worry that hes in the Drysdale camp of health/injury issues.

Yah I would think PV would def trade him now.. He hates injury prone players. ( Have no idea how he signed Fabbri)

 

[dracom]

Yah I would think PV would def trade him now.. He hates injury prone players. ( Have no idea how he signed Fabbri)

Mctavish is getting close to being the next one then.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Sucks to see this, my best guess would be ACL tear. I tore my ACL some five years ago pretty much exactly that way (blade of my opponent got stuck in mine, but while I was trying to go around him in a spin-o-rama move), but my lower leg was already 90° from the upper leg's positioning when I lay on the ice. Fun times.

All the best to Z and may the Hockey Gods have mercy on him.

Looked like a slew foot to me,

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Looked like a slew foot to me,

Idk just all around awkward...

sucks because hes improved his game soo much, and doing everything the team has asked.... and the points were finally starting to show up (until he had to play with mctavish bum ass) and now hes likely back on IR.

Looks like Karlsson pushes off to move and hits zegras skate blade and tweeks knee... but idk if he got injured from that initial point, or on the fall.

 

[TheDarkWingThatDucks]

Idk just all around awkward...

sucks because hes improved his game soo much, and doing everything the team has asked.... and the points were finally starting to show up (until he had to play with mctavish bum ass) and now hes likely back on IR.

Looks like Karlsson pushes off to move and hits zegras skate blade and tweeks knee... but idk if he got injured from that initial point, or on the fall.

Butterfly effect and all, but he only took that draw because mct got kicked out too

 

[Frosted Tips]

Nervously waiting for any news or insight about his injury.

Meanwhile, you can file this under the "locker room cancer" folder:


(not sure if this was posted somewhere else already)

 

[Mr Rogers]

Looked like a slew foot to me,

That was my initial thought as well. After looking at it a few times, im not as sure, but still not ruling it out completely. It was a small one if it was but those can be just as dangerous as an obvious one.

 

[Dryish]

Welp.