NHL Community: Ken Daneyko on NHL Tonight on Trevor Zegras’ future with the Anaheim Geese, and if he’s accessible, which groups could possibly be matches for the ahead.
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Jamie Hersch: “As for Zegers himself, you realize, it’s nice to see him performing some essential off-ice work. The Geese are actually hoping that he’ll have much more on-ice work to indicate for it to going ahead.
There’s two years left on his present deal and there’s all the time been talked the final two years about his future in Anaheim. Do you assume they’re nonetheless possibly attempting to maneuver elsewhere? Or what do you assume must occur for him to take that subsequent step which is Geese?”
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Daneyko: “Properly look, he had two years of 60-plus factors within the Nationwide Hockey League. That’s not straightforward to do. So we all know he’s extremely expert. The hings he can do with the puck lots of gamers can’t do. A really proficient younger man, no query about it.
Final yr was type of a write-off yr actually for him. 31 video games, did handle to select up 15 factors. It’s not nearly factors although, Jamie. It’s about how does he slot in with this youthful, they’ve a ton of younger expertise. That they had an actual robust yr final yr. It’s going to take a yr or two extra for this rebuilding venture however as soon as all of them mesh and click on collectively, there’s, there’s lots of expertise there in Anaheim. And he even touched on it.
So is he going to be a part of that shifting ahead? That’s the fascinating query and what intrigues me as effectively, since you bought lots of components there, and he can be an fascinating piece for lots of different groups as effectively along with his talent and skills and groups that possibly want a participant like Trevor Zegras. However all rumors proper now, and I believe for him, his most important focus simply must be, ‘I’m going to coaching camp, I’m not deal proper now. I’m going to get again to being a constant group participant, two-way man that’s going to work his tail off.’
And he’s bought to remain wholesome. We all know that he had a tricky yr, with accidents as effectively. So, however he noticed so expert however that’s the character of beast immediately. Look, I don’t care how good you might be, groups are all the time trying so as to add to, subtract to, and it’s important to quit good gamers to get good gamers.
So it’d be that that’s one of many fascinating storylines in Anaheim, is Trevor Zegras there for the lengthy haul or not? I imply, if he performs as much as his potential and continues to progress, he’s proper on the 200-game mark. He’s performed 211 video games within the Nationwide Hockey League. So it’s time to take that subsequent step of consistency. Understanding what it takes to win each shift, each sport, each interval, and, and that’s for many younger gamers”
Hersch: “Yeah.”
Daneyko: “However we’ve heard the rumors too, proper? I imply, we hear grumblings they usually’re not all the time true, however normally, the place there’s smoke, there’s fireplace, Anaheim could also be trying to make a take care of Trevor’s Zegras. We are going to see and if not, I want him the most effective. He looks like an awesome, an awesome child and we all know the expertise he has.”
Hersch: “Actual fast, what’s one place that you simply assume could possibly be a pleasant match for Zegras?
Daneyko: “Oh, he lives, he comes from this space. I imply, possibly the New York Rangers, presumably, is there a match there?
And the way in regards to the Washington Capitals? They added type of all people within the final handful of years and guys that they need to get to a different degree or present that consistency. Dylan Strome involves thoughts, and he labored out fairly effectively to date in Washington.
Now, they went out and bought Pierre-Luc Dubois. Is he gonna discover a residence there with all that promise and expertise that he has, we all know, however he’s been shuffled round?
They’re the kind of group that likes to …”
Hersch: “Reclamation venture.”
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Daneyko: “… take flyers, reclamation venture. And I wouldn’t name this a reclamation venture. He’s a heck of a hockey participant however final yr, final yr was a bit of topsy turvy from what we heard. And sure, accidents was a part of that.
Hersch: “Properly, generally a change of surroundings is what’s finest for all events concerned. For now, Trevor Zegras is with the Anaheim Geese, and we stay up for seeing him on the ice afterward this fall.”
