What’s going on with Zegras?

[Jumptheshark]

I just stumbled upon this post on Twitter and went on to check his stats this year. I get that last year he was injured but he seems to have an incredible slow start again this year. Is this the case of a player playing like he wants out? A fresh start?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850669158582698013

	Regular Season	Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017-18	U.S. National Under-17 Team	Exhibition	25	9	18	27	10	16
2017-18	U.S. National Under-17 Team	USHL	31	11	21	32	32	7	8	1	5	6	2
2018-19	U.S. National Under-18 Team	Exhibition	33	12	35	47	60	23
2018-19	U.S. National Under-18 Team	USHL	27	14	26	40	34	18	--	--	--	--	--
2019-20	Boston University	H-East	33	11	25	36	43	8
2020-21	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	24	3	10	13	12	6	--	--	--	--	--
2020-21	San Diego Gulls	AHL	17	10	11	21	12	7	--	--	--	--	--
2021-22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	75	23	38	61	50	-21	--	--	--	--	--
2022-23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	81	23	42	65	88	-24	--	--	--	--	--
2023-24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	31	6	9	15	30	-1	--	--	--	--	--
2024-25	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	9	1	1	2	4	-4
	NHL Totals		220	56	100	156	184

 

[centipede2233]

Verbeek did well to have only signed him for 3 yrs (1 more year after this year)

 

[Jumptheshark]

He played 24 games in his rookie season got 13pts
s-2 75games 61pts
s-3 81 games 65pts
s-4 he only played 31 games and got 15 ptes
this S-5 9games 2 pts

he is playing mostly on the 3rd line this year so far

 

[BB79]

EA NHL cover jinx is real man

 

[ohcomeonref]

I think you don’t know the definition of overrated. op is right and you are defending a dead horse but acting smart because, why? He was and is 100% overrated

Nah, you're making shit up too.

 

[Leonardo87]

I think you don’t know the definition of overrated. op is right and you are defending a dead horse but acting smart because, why? He was and is 100% overrated

Dude, Connor McDavid would struggle to produce on this Ducks team.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Was extremely overhyped/overrated coming in but he’s got talent and is better than the recent numbers would suggest.

Should be a good complimentary top 6 winger who can put up 60 or 70 points IMO.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Skill and possession center is being forced to play dump and chase hockey as a wing with a bunch of other players who are too small, too young, too old, too slow, or for multiple reasons also no good at dump and chase. The coach is forcing players to play his style, not adapting his style to fit his players.

 

[Oddbob]

Watching him and hearing some of his interviews, he has always given off the vibe to me of only caring a lot about super fancy moves and not about being a really good hockey player.

 

[Puckstop40]

Trevor has a ton of pure skill and seemed to be projecting well after back to back 60 point campaigns. Needs to adjust his game. Not sure if it’s an IQ thing or just needs add more physicality to his game.

 

[John Mandalorian]

	Regular Season	Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017-18	U.S. National Under-17 Team	Exhibition	25	9	18	27	10	16
2017-18	U.S. National Under-17 Team	USHL	31	11	21	32	32	7	8	1	5	6	2
2018-19	U.S. National Under-18 Team	Exhibition	33	12	35	47	60	23
2018-19	U.S. National Under-18 Team	USHL	27	14	26	40	34	18	--	--	--	--	--
2019-20	Boston University	H-East	33	11	25	36	43	8
2020-21	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	24	3	10	13	12	6	--	--	--	--	--
2020-21	San Diego Gulls	AHL	17	10	11	21	12	7	--	--	--	--	--
2021-22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	75	23	38	61	50	-21	--	--	--	--	--
2022-23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	81	23	42	65	88	-24	--	--	--	--	--
2023-24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	31	6	9	15	30	-1	--	--	--	--	--
2024-25	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	9	1	1	2	4	-4
	NHL Totals		220	56	100	156	184

18 points pace. Ouch.

 

[izzy]

faster rob schremp

 

[Pavels Dog]

A lot of hot takes in here but this is just saying passive aggressive shit for the sake of it. No one in their right mind would put Z over Seider.

No one should have done that a year ago either but they still did.

 

[Brookbank]

At least the NHL wised up and stopped putting him in the league ads. They have the other frat boy for that in jack Hughs

 

[BruinLVGA]

The day the NHL will give a multiplier (say 3x…) for style for Michigan goals, he’ll be ok. Just you guys wait.

 

[JoVel]

Didn't help that EA put him on the cover of their game after his sophomore season, which while decent wasn't some world breaking performance.

That day I discovered that some people treat being on the cover of an NHL game as some sort of an award that has to be earned instead of a marketing tool to sell this shitty game.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Dude, Connor McDavid would struggle to produce on this Ducks team.

So you are saying Troy Terry is actually better than McDavid?

 

[HanSolo]

No one should have done that a year ago either but they still did.

Like who?

 

[HanSolo]

Verbeek did well to have only signed him for 3 yrs (1 more year after this year)

Balances out and then some that be hired a coach who has no f***ing idea what he's doing to really properly waste the development of his team's future core.

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

I always knew he was a fraud.

I'll never forget the 1st, Kulich, & Mittelstadt for Zegras trade thread and I was laughed off the stage for pointing out how lop-sided that was.

The guy sucks

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

Zegras gets a ton of hate by other fans for being the cover athlete, like it was his fault. If he didn’t get that cover, we would not have a new thread every couple months, full of fans dying to hate on a 23 year old.

Fans should be mad/hateful towards EA not Trevor…. He got offered something and he took it and why shouldn’t he?

People mindlessly hating and comparing him to Milano/schremp, and completely ignoring what he has done and what he is capable of doing because they are blinded by the fact that he’s got a “fun” personality and equate that to “hot dogging”.

Is he struggling, sure… but he’s shown plenty of occasions where he is a legit nhl talent…. Lots of people struggle/struggling in Anaheim…. I think eventually ducks will move zegras and it’ll end up a mistake

I don't think the perception of him has anything to do with any of that. Pretty sure it's his play on the ice.

"There is nothing to say he doesn't become a 90 pt player."

Can't reply to original post but dude his career high is 65 points lmao where are you getting 90 points from. And people wonder why he's overrated

 

[EdJovanovski]

I’d trade Zibanejad for him

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I don't think the perception of him has anything to do with any of that. Pretty sure it's his play on the ice.

Before the game cover he was pretty universally liked by fans here.

If he didn’t get the game cover, I imagine these conversations are a lot different, as he wouldn’t be overrated he’d just be a 23 year old trying to define his game.

The only other “incident” was the stetcher thing that got blown out of proportion becuas internet lip readers claimed something that didn’t happen…. And opposing fans ran with it

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

Before the game cover he was pretty universally liked by fans here.

If he didn’t get the game cover, I imagine these conversations are a lot different, as he wouldn’t be overrated he’d just be a 23 year old trying to define his game.

The only other “incident” was the stetcher thing that got blown out of proportion becuas internet lip readers claimed something that didn’t happen…. And opposing fans ran with it

Interesting. I remember people being resentful that he was on the cover. Well for your sake, I hope he improves and isn't traded. I'm just not sold on him until he plays a two-way game and puts up points again. Call me cynical, I know players bounce back all the time. But sometimes young players peak early and fade from the league. If I was a betting man I personally don't think he'll get back to being a 60 pt player unless perhaps he's traded. But who knows, I'm just a guy on the internet.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Interesting. I remember people being resentful that he was on the cover. Well for your sake, I hope he improves and isn't traded. I'm just not sold on him until he plays a two-way game and puts up points again. Call me cynical, I know players bounce back all the time. But sometimes young players peak early and fade from the league. If I was a betting man I personally don't think he'll get back to being a 60 pt player unless perhaps he's traded. But who knows, I'm just a guy on the internet.

I think coaching change/ or trade he’ll be fine.

Maybe even just going back to center.

But right now he looks like he’s lackin confidence… when he’s on he’s great at attacking the defense(specially 1 on 1) and creating passing lanes, and using his vision to find those lanes…. he hasn’t really done that this season, not nearly as much in years past . Team is trying to get him to play a dump and chase style , but he’s at his best when he’s carrying the puck…. It’s just not a great fit in Anaheim with what they want him to do.

He hasn’t looked bad, he just doesn’t look like himself this year… and idk where you saw him get praise…. Lol he was getting dragged by opposing fans mostly