It's certainly plausible that he's not a legit star who got the spotlight with highlight reel goals playing on a team without much else to talk about.
Sure, his offensive production was nice for a couple years there at that age, but nothing a 2nd liner playing top line all year couldn't achieve, and at the same time, I feel like his issues have been a microcosm of the teams issues.
I'm sure his production goes up as the year progresses, but Zegras being a PPG+ guy feels so far away at this point.