TREVOR ZEGRAS REVEALS THE TRUTH: WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE ANAHEIM DUCKS + QUINN HUGHES

TREVOR ZEGRAS REVEALS THE TRUTH: WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE ANAHEIM DUCKS + QUINN HUGHES

So, I have been quite pessimistic about this player ever since his trade over to the Philadelphia Flyers. Today, we’re talking about Trevor Zgris, a guy who I personally have nothing against. I really don’t. I loved the dodgeball reference. I loved the blindfolded kind of Pavl Barber style spinny around dupsdoo lacrosse style goal that he got. I love the fact that he was on the video game. He was a really good marketing tool for the NHL to use over the past few years. Trevor Zegaras made hockey cool in a way that it wasn’t really cool the past little while. But going into the more recent little while with Trevor Zris, things haven’t really been going all too well in terms of his NHL career. back-to-back 60point seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, followed up by an injury riddle 23-24 where he had 15 points and then another season where he only played 57 games and he only scored 32 points there. Would he have hit 60 had he played the full year? Uh, probably not. But still, Trevor Zgress with the contract negotiation dispute that we had seen with him and the Anaheim Ducks, very similar to the Mason McTavish situation this year, as well as the way Zaggress’s career progressed with Anaheim. It’s understandable to see why the Ducks traded him away. Also, the fact that Pat Verbique just has a very specific kind of preference for players, especially up front. Trevor Zaggress does not necessarily fit that. He’s 6’1 185 left-handed center winger who does a lot of spins and fancy deaks and stuff. And we can definitely see that Verbique has a little bit more of a Verbique type styled player. The Mason McTavishes, the Goches, the Leo Carlson’s, the Roger McQueens, the Beckett Senicas, the big guys with size, physicality, and still bringing offensive potential. Zaggus doesn’t have that size and he doesn’t have that rough tough game. So, seeing him get sent over to Philadelphia, very obvious to see why he got traded. In this video, though, what I wanted to do was dive into Zegris’s latest interview as posted by Greg Wasinski on ESPN.com because it turns out Zegris went out there and spoke about what actually went wrong with the Anaheim Ducks. And he had some other really interesting comments as well. I’m going to leave a link in the description to this article, post Ducks Crash Out, how Trevor Zaggress can recapture the magic with the Philadelphia Flyers, and you can go out there and read this on your own time. I just wanted to dive into the comments made by Zaggress about these particular topics. So, big shout out over to Greg Rasinski who went out there and published this article. In fact, the thing opens up by talking about how Zegris was on the cover of EA Sports NHL 23. What does Zaggress see when he looks at that cover today? The same guy. Yet around the NHL, many have wondered what happened to that version of Trevor Zaggress. The first three seasons of Zagris’s NHL career were brilliant, tallying 139 points in 180 games with the Ducks. He became the face of a generation of young players who grew up filming themselves attempting trick shots, scoring multiple Michigan lacrosse style goals. The article then talks about the assist to Sunonny Milano, which was the Zegris. The assist where he took the puck Michigan style and then tossed it over the goal. You know exactly what it is that we’re talking about. But then things didn’t really work out. He was one of the players where the question wasn’t if he’d become a star, but how brightly he would shine. His last two seasons in Anaheim, though, all but extinguished that star. They were nightmarish, filled with injuries, criticism of his defensive game, conflicts with Ducks management, and statistical decline. They were also filled with trade rumors, which Zegra said caused him awful anxiety, and eventually a trade to Philly in June. The guy hasn’t liked his last couple of years. He has his doubters. Ricktot said he’s in house now. He knows this is his sanctuary. The move to Philadelphia offers Zegris the reset he has needed. A chance to play center after the Ducks forced him to the wing. A chance to vibe with other young stars like Matt Mishkov. A chance to recapture some of that magic he had in his first few seasons. As Flyers GM Danny Brier put it, what does Zegris want people saying about him after his first season in Philadelphia? I want them to go from saying he’s good at hockey to he’s a hockey player. I think there are a lot of guys that are good at hockey. After the season, I’d rather be known as someone who is a hockey player. Now, there’s a little bit of nuance there that I’m not fully grasping, but if anybody wants to let me know in the comments what that fully means, then I think we can try to get on even ground there. But here is where the absolute bomb is dropped. The question is, what went wrong in Anaheim? Zegra says seasonal depression. Let’s go with that. Zegris dead penned, sitting in the media room at the Flyers training facility. I need winters. Every day felt the exact same for 5 years. It was weird. Seasonal depression. It’s a real thing. I swear to God. Despite the monotonously gorgeous weather, things weren’t always sunny for Zegris in SoCal. Now, this is really interesting, too. I don’t dismiss the idea that not having that mental routine of going through a year where things get from warm to cool to cold to rainy to warm again. I don’t dismiss the idea that that can have some sort of a psychological effect on a person. I don’t know if it’s the same as seasonal depression disorder. We’ve seen that mostly from people experiencing gloomy winters. But I guess the opposite can be true, right? It is quite interesting though. We know Zaggress is from New York. We know that he played at Boston University, so he obviously is in a spot where he grew up around winters and it was cold, etc., etc. Wasn’t like that in Anaheim, ever. The article talks about Zegris’s Boston University stint, how he joined the Ducks and did all this great stuff. He matched up with Moret Cider for the Rookie of the Year. And then he went out there and talked about his former head coach, Greg Cronin. He was telling me how to play defense, Zaggress quipped, a nod to his reputation as a one-dimensional player. Cronin gave Zaggra some tough love during 23-24, benching him for his game decision-making. Zris had a sluggish start with just a goal and an assist in his first 12 games. I think when you have a new GM and you bring in a new coach, I think they want things done their way. And not to say I wasn’t okay with doing everything their way, but I think there were things that maybe we didn’t see eye to eye on a ton of the time. And maybe they viewed that as a negative thing. The contract situation that he had played a role, too. That was hard just from a mental standpoint. That was a year with the new coach and then you kind of come in behind the eightball. He get off to a slow start and then combine with the contract and the trade rumors. It’s just not fun. But I’ve got to keep playing. They left him overthinking things with the Anaheim Ducks. The last thing he was thinking about was actually playing hockey at times. That was hard for him. And then you throw in the injuries and the rehab and the recovery and getting back to it. I guess the place where you were before, little things become big things in your head and it makes it very hard to play against the best players in the world on a nightto-ight basis. Zaggra said it almost felt like you were alone, when they didn’t believe in you. He talks about how it was awful when his name was included on all the trade boards when it’s never happened to him before. The second year was easier to deal with, but that first year was tough. It was everywhere every day. It was this and that and this and that and then it was another little thing that becomes a big thing. You’re not thinking about it, but you’re seeing it everywhere and it just sucks. So big ups to Trevor Zaggress of course for being very open and honest about how all the trade speculation affected his mental. But now he is in Philadelphia. And if you want to read more about the transition over there, that’s all going to be in the article down below. But I wanted to skip down to one of these things over here. Zegress talks about some of his best friends, Jack Quinn and Luke Hughes. And the article says this that Trevor Zris is happy to be in the same division with Jack and Luke Hughes because it means he’s no longer in the same division as their brother Quinn. I never want to play Quinn ever again. He’s the best hockey player of all time. he said. Now, I’m not necessarily too sure if Quinn is really that good, but uh maybe best defenseman in the league is pretty reasonable based off of the magnitude of that comment that Zegris made. Obviously, he’s hyping up his good buddy, and it’s nice for him to be able to be around some of the guys that he’s more familiar with like Jack and Luke in New Jersey, but I did want to talk about that a little bit here, too. Let’s not talk about Quinn’s golf game. Let’s talk about Quinn being the best hockey player of all time. Again, the article is going to be linked in the description if you want to go out there and read more about this Segras piece yourself. There’s a lot of really good stuff in here, but essentially, he’s going out there and revealing what went wrong in Anaheim. How the seasons didn’t really work in his favor and how mentally challenging it was with the coaching staff and the GM staff not really believing in him as much as he probably would have preferred. With this in mind, I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comments. How do you feel about Zegress’s commentary on the Anaheim Ducks? Do you agree with what he’s saying? Are you more sympathetic now towards this situation? If you enjoyed this video at any point, feel free to hit the like button. If you didn’t, then please click that dislike button. Comments help out with the algorithm, so I appreciate that a ton. I hope you enjoyed this roll. And bye.

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We’re going over Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras’ recent comments on what went wrong with him and the Anaheim Ducks, as well as his comments on Vancouver Canucks d-man Quinn Hughes.

Article: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/46422409/nhl-2025-26-trevor-zegras-flyers-ducks-trade

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Trevor Zegras was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st – New Jersey Devils, Jack Hughes
2nd – New York Rangers, Kaapo Kakko
3rd – Chicago Blackhawks, Kirby Dach
4th – Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators), Bowen Byram
5th – Los Angeles Kings, Alex Turcotte
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Moritz Seider
7th – Buffalo Sabres, Dylan Cozens
8th – Edmonton Oilers, Philip Broberg
9th – Anaheim Ducks, Trevor Zegras
10th – Vancouver Canucks, Vasily Podkolzin
11th – Arizona Coyotes (from Philadelphia Flyers), Victor Soderstrom
12th – Minnesota Wild, Matthew Boldy
13th – Florida Panthers, Spencer Knight
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Arizona Coyotes), Cam York
15th – Montreal Canadiens, Cole Caufield
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Alex Newhook
17th – Vegas Golden Knights, Peyton Krebs
18th – Dallas Stars, Thomas Harley
19th – Ottawa Senators (from Columbus Blue Jackets), Lassi Thomson
20th – Winnipeg Jets (from Winnipeg via New York Rangers), Ville Heinola
21st – Pittsburgh Penguins, Samuel Poulin
22nd – Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Tobias Bjornfot
23rd – New York Islanders, Simon Holmstrom
24th – Nashville Predators, Philip Tomasino
25th – Washington Capitals, Connor McMichael
26th – Calgary Flames, Jakob Pelletier
27th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Nolan Foote
28th – Carolina Hurricanes, Ryan Suzuki

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