Quoting: Black61
Lol no
Hughes, boldy seider byram harley caufield are easily ahead and with how bad he played this year and his gm and coach both questioning his effort many teams wpuld take newhook maccelli pinto york etc over him.
You really should learn to look for the source of information rather than just regurgitate something you heard someone else say, makes you look quite silly. Verbeek and Cronin both wanted him to work on his defensive side of the game, and he did that. End of season interviews showed they were happy with his progress developing into a 200 ft player. And his poor play this year we're the result of trying to play through the same injury that kept Logan Couture out all season. The way the media is digging this kid you'd think he played for the Leafs, it's entirely a.smoke show and the most sickening double standard I've seen in ages.
Cronins end of season interview when asked about Zegras.
"Z is in that sweet spot. He's like third or fourth year in the league right now. This year was a brutal year for him. He got injured, he missed a bunch of games early, comes back and breaks his ankle. He had a lot of adversity. I do think, and I said this back in October when he came to training camp late, the messaging for me was about, 'Hey, your offense is always going to be there. You got a super IQ on the ice, you make plays, but your focus on defense has to be equally as invested as your offensive focus.' And he tried. He did what we asked him to do. I think analytically, he did a really good job those first 10 or 12 games, whatever it was. He wasn't getting the points, but I was really impressed with his compete level and I was impressed with his defensive details.
So comes back and the poor guy breaks his ankle. Now he's behind the eight ball again. It's an 11 week absence. And then he comes out and again, I thought he was terrific. I don't know how many games he played until the end of the season, but he was visible. I think he probably had close to a point a game if I'm just thinking out loud. His plus-minus was good. So he did a lot of things that I think reflect a lot of growth as a person and as a player and I'm really excited for him. I'm excited to see how he works off of this in the fall."
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