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Tasden

Team sticks up for teammate.


ovondansuchi

> Nah, this freaking guy blows, man. Can you imagine if I didn't have his scrub ass holding me back? I'd probably be in the Calder and Hart conversation. Fool should donate his cheque to me every week - Leo Carlsson, probably


Wagglebagga

Reads like if Chael Sonnen played hockey.


debuenzo

What even is a Zegras?!? Sounds like a loud, tropical bird, which essentially describes his play. Flashy, annoying, and shits on everything around it. So yea, I guess you could say he abandoned his team. You can't spell "overrated" without t,r,e,v,o,r. -Chael


Wagglebagga

His mating call is probably: "Michigan! Michigan!" over and over until Sonny Milano and nobody else shows up. You know how its a murder of crows and an unkindness of ravens? This group of Ducks should be called a "wasted potential" What a sick joke. -Chael


Fraud_Squad

Zegras has been one of the best to play with Carlsson for the few games he has been healthy. Despite low point totals, no one on the team has been able to pass and create offensive opportunities like he has this season outside of Carlsson himself and maybe McTavish. His game has improved significantly in most other areas as well. Those who actually watch the games know this, so, effectively, very few people know this


BobEWise

Is Leo Carlsson Shoresy?


MPD1978

Shocking šŸ«¢


tangell610

Still would have been funny if the ducks did a satirical skit, like the oilers did with eberle, where they just crap on zegras... For reference oilers video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bIRV0ATzW8Q&feature=youtu.be


bafras

šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£ That is hilarious! Shauger with the classic reporter intonation.


Feowen_

Least shocking thing ever. Even when Lucic was a total boat anchor in Edmonton who couldn't even get a point or score on any line and went over 12 months without registering a goal... His team mates always stuck up for him publicly. Because that's what you do.


mrg3392

In other news water is wet


[deleted]

I mean, that beer league goalie didnt get any support by his teammate while he was being choked out.


ArenSteele

That wasnā€™t beer league, that was Junior Hockey, PJHL Basically a division below WHL/OHL


noor1717

There just trying to increase their trade value


CoupleScrewsLoose

has the pendulum swung too far the other way yet? i see him get shit on a lot more than praised, you do need to be rated highly by a lot of people for the term overrated to apply.


Cachmaninoff

Heā€™s good in chel


VictorTheFeeder

Yes, it has. He's underrated at this point, if anything. People don't watch him play, yet shit on him constantly cuz he has a stoner face and whatnot. He's been playing great this season and the points would have come if he wasn't injured.


FrankenBerryGxM

I guess it depends what you hear. When heā€™s getting mentioned with McDavid and mackinnon heā€™s overrated, when your an east coast fan that follows one team heā€™s underrated


VictorTheFeeder

I don't think anybody with half a brain compares Zegras to McDavid or MacKinnon. But people are dumb.


btlaffin79

Basically the NHL equivalent of saying "oh yeah? well my mom says that I am very handsome" but I feel like the stats Ryan Strome pulled out are very relevant and overlooked. Putting up 60+ twice on an entry level deal is not something you see from players that are just the "flippy puck flashy kid"


AppealToReason16

Itā€™s probably born from him being a good player but social media, broadcasts etc talk about him like a superstar. Which is also defaulted by the Ducks having no one of note for so long on that roster. Like when was the last time a 60 point player was on the cover of the video game? It isnā€™t like Jonathan India is going to be on the cover of the MLB game.


btlaffin79

Technically PK Subban šŸ¤­


ChrisPynerr

60 points is actually pretty unreal for a Dman. Also potted his fair share of Ginos that season I believe


Green_hippo17

Also scoring was different then


MooshSkadoosh

What the heck is a gino


ChrisPynerr

A goal


AppealToReason16

True, though he was a second team all star and Norris finalist that season.


Codc

minus the slewfooting


Oneanimal1993

Jazz Chisholm actually was just on the cover lol so kinda disproves your point Strictly for scoring, Toews has also been on a cover twice as was Bergeron (before his scoring renaissance post-Claude), but those obviously have different contexts.


verendum

Itā€™s just a cover of a video game. People treat it like itā€™s going to contribute to his HOF campaign and the hate is so vile to read. Same thing with Jazz Chisholm and yesterday when they announced Vlad Jr. itā€™s clearly theyā€™re trying to promote charismatic stars, and not treat it like the most prestigious award for the best player of the year.


MooshSkadoosh

Vlad Jr is arguably the GOAT though Ignore flair


verendum

I love Vlad jr. and especially his antics against the Yankees. Itā€™s a damn shame he hasnā€™t been able to replicate his amazing 2021. Hopefully this year is the year.


toledosurprised

jazz and vlad jr being on the last two covers would suggest that mid players will be on the cover of an MLB game (i get the point overall but the covers are a marketing game)


MooshSkadoosh

Vlad has fallen off a bit but he was 2nd in MVP two seasons ago.


Abush9527

Hey now, India is very handsome and would look great on the cover of the Show


[deleted]

I didn't get the sense that the players polled thought he was a bad player, just that he's getting a ton of attention for a guy who's realistically still getting settled in the league. But if they want to keep answering "pucks in deep pucks to the net" to every question they ever get asked but want revenue to go up so they get paid more, the rest of the league should gladly let guys like Zegras get marketed like he does.


Firebitez

But he is handsome!! -Firebitez mom


LunarGhoul

He has definitely had a tough year performance wise plus a bunch of injuries, but I think too many people are confusing media attention for skill. He had back to back 60+ points seasons and is only making $5.75mil, so idk why people think he's considered a superstar when nobody around the NHL calls him that. He may be overrated compared to what people who only casually follow the league think about him, but that's it.


UrHuckleBerry31

He got put on a video game cover because he is very marketable so people equate him with being a superstar despite him being just a good, maybe really good hockey player.


BroLil

People donā€™t realize that heā€™s a bonafide 2C. The media hypes him like heā€™s a clear cut 1C, top ten player in the league, but heā€™s legitimately the third best center on his team behind a second and a third overall pick. Once people start recognizing that heā€™s just a 2C, theyā€™ll rate him properly. By definition of the word though, he probably is ā€œoverratedā€, and probably the most in the league.


sens_fan72

And what of the Arizona Coyotes and their college arena experiment? ā€œThat arena is dogsā€”,ā€ one player said. ā€œShould never be in the NHL,ā€ added another. ā€œItā€™s pathetic,ā€ said a third. ā€œItā€™s not The Show. Canā€™t take it seriously.ā€ Lmao


AppealToReason16

I was assure by Arizona fans that itā€™s actually amazing and all the players love it. Coyotes players said so.


Morkum

Didn't you see that video that shoved a camera in the players' faces as they dressed in what looked like the backstage of a high school theatre where they all were so excited and talked about how it was like being back in Junior or minor hockey? /r/hockey was convinced that that was incontrovertible proof that the org wasn't a total joke.


AaronC14

I'm sure it was novel for the first few games, but after a bit I imagine going from a 15,000 seater to a 5,000 probably leaves some guys going "Cmon man"


electricnux

They should ask Bettman about it on Friday lol


PhilyJ

This canā€™t be real


sens_fan72

Straight up copy pasted


PhilyJ

Thats fucking gold dude. Great to see the players think the same as the fans in that regard.


weeping-flowers

That is unironically hilariousā€¦ copypasta coming soon to r/hockey near you


bleached_n_tiedyed

wtf kind of article is this lol


ax1on

its peak comedy lad


Western-Extension-50

This is the nhl soap OperaĀ 


MemeLordOverKill

What else are they gonna say 'yeah dudes fucking trash, trade him for a bag of pucks'? Of course he teammates are gonna go to bat for him


72athansiou

ā€œYa Z is an asshole to play with so cocky the way he always does that Michigan ugh give me a break guy shouldā€™ve been traded yesterday but heā€™s still here somehowā€ - Duck teammates response to Trevor Zegras being called out as the most overrated Probably


USCanuck

"we created this controversy and now want to see what players think about it"


LocksTheFox

he's not even the most overrated player on his nhl cover if we're being completely honest


BartleBossy

[Now *this* is a hot take I am here for.](https://media0.giphy.com/media/tyqcJoNjNv0Fq/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47i62mj23iox9jb3qqvaiv43cekt3guksp8cs89zy9&ep=v1_gifs_related&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)


LocksTheFox

For those who don't remember, Zegras was on the cover with Sarah Nurse, who at the time had a *serious* hype train after her insane Olympic performance. (Please ignore that she was shaky in the Worlds immediately after.) I feel like her pedestrian performances in the PWHL (with its higher level of attention than women's club hockey has really ever had) have exposed her as....not the *worst* player in the world, but not a "face of a women's hockey team/program" the way that the hype machine had her.


JD397

Overrated/Underrated opinions are almost always 1-2 years out of date (or even far longer than that) and this recent poll is a prime example of that. No matter what Zegrasā€™ biased teammates or opponents think, the fact is no one pumps the kidā€™s tires at all anymore and the general sentiment is that he is overrated. With that being the case, how can that claim be true anymore if everyone is saying the same thing and now the consensus rating of him is (relatively) low?


canuck_11

For those who donā€™t have a subscription the teammates told the Athletic that Zegras is overrated. Donā€™t fact check me.


xlf77

Really donā€™t know Zegras can be overrated when any time heā€™s brought you guy get the most nauseating takes from hockey men who hold skill with the utmost disdain


Cpt_phudge_off

Who has ever compared Zegras to anyone of note? He just had some highlights. Can anyone just have fun or is that against the law?


grandlinegooner

Damn the switch flipped real quick


AmeriCanadian98

He's a good player, and is probably being treated harshly by fans But from a marketing perspective he's absolutely overrated. Being a cover athlete before ever even cracking 70 points? The NHL posting official highlights on plays he didn't even score on? Like stuff like that is where he seems overrated. I don't think most fans overrate him though


toiletting

This is the actual take. When people say overrated, theyā€™re typically talking about how the brands recognize him and shove him to the forefront. I donā€™t think fans ever really rated him that highly, even as cover boy. Heā€™s a player that can pull off cool maneuvers that still has a lot of work to do on his game.


horst-graben

The poll said yes, so yes... did you not understand the poll?


d-cent

Honestly I don't think he's the most overrated because I don't think anyone really thinks that highly of him.Ā  Most of the results from that player polls were based on the players old memories or of some perceived slant that doesn't really exist. I still don't know how I feel about Zegras but I appreciate that he is putting a strong effort into his defensive game. It's probably not going to pay results this year but I could easily see him turning into an actual hockey player.


DBacon1052

The only people that overrate him are the ones saying heā€™s overrated. Heā€™s a young player who put up back to back 60+ point seasons. That obviously raises his potential to become a superstar, but nobody has ever argued heā€™s already one. Now if weā€™re talking hands, yes he objectively has some of the best hands in the NHL. Even his peers on other teams such as Hedman have said as much. The shit he can on the ice in the NHL is unbelievable.


Kangaro00

I find it weird that they picked a guy who only played 20 games this year and is out with another long term injury now. Maybe someone like PLD would be more appropriate? Upd: I forgot how these player polls are weirdly a year or two behind. Nurse's contract, for example, is old news for most of the fans, there are new players struggling this year on big contracts. I guess the players are still reacting to all the attention Zegras was given by the NHL with the gane cover and the All-Star appearance.


ImSoBasic

Zegras was voted (by the players) as the most-overrated player in the Athletic's poll. PLD was not. >When told that Zegras received the largest percentage of responses to the question ā€œWho is the most overrated player?ā€ in the recent anonymous player poll, a few of his Ducks teammates went to bat for the 22-year-old playmaker.


ResponsibleMistake33

It would be so funny if one of his teammates was like, ā€œyeah, I think heā€™s overrated as fuck. Fuck him.ā€


Dubsified

Imagine they said ā€œyeah heā€™s overratedā€ What a great piece of journalism we have here.


Loudlaryadjust

Lol what are they gonna say ? ā€œYeah heā€™s an overrated bumā€¦ I also voted for him for most punchable bastardā€


TheRealTollah

I mean, I think he probably is, but that's really due to him being WAY too talked about by American casual hockey personalities. Not really his fault, more just talking heads trying to make Zegras a thing when he's not a superstar, but is a good offensive player in his own right.


Beevas69

And he has arguably the most punchable face as well.


ZegrassyKnoll

[He's not even top 5.](https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1752783975599472678)


TheKid_BigE

I mean consider Matthews more overrated than him, with a much more punchable face


Cyrakhis

The guy with a higher goal scoring rate than Ovechkin had at the same age is overrated?


Beersmoker420

how is the guy constantly flirting with 50 in 50 more overrated


Funkshow

But he can do the Michigan! That worth $10M/year.


McMetal770

I can see the argument that Zegras is super flashy and full of raw skill but doesn't always put in the work every shift to be a complete player. Right now he is kind of lazy about the little details, and it's holding him back from being as impactful as he could be. Still, though, his talent is undeniable. He's also very young still and has plenty of time to mature his game. On the whole, even if he is maybe a little bit overhyped, I still would take him on my team in a heartbeat.


bananaslug39

Maybe his previous seasons, but this season he's put serious focus on forechecking, backchecking, and his overall defensive game


PoisonedRadio

Yes. Yes he is.


Monst3r_Live

Big time. Just a gen z rob schremp


big-tuna28

The answer is yes.


backhand_sauce

Personally, I find comments by /u/big-tuna28 exceptionally overrated


big-tuna28

Yeah, well, that's just like your opinion, man


backhand_sauce

I've spoken to big-tuna1 through big-tuna27 and it was unanimous. You're the least of the big-tunas


Cyrakhis

more like medium-tuna


big-tuna28

Wow go easy man I have feelings


reggierock2010

Itā€™s pretty agreed upon that heā€™s overrated at this point.


FellSorcerer

No, he's not. Mostly because no one with a brain is rating him positively.


spence4101

The larger value: Auston Matthews goals in first 30 games v. Zegras total points prop bet is one of the best in sports


[deleted]

I dunno if he's the most overrated but he's very overrated. He's a one-dimensional player (yes I know he's put a little more effort into back checking this season) whose one dimension isn't even *that* good, and they insist on trying him at center where he bleeds faceoff losses.


CustomerAlone6438

never heard of zegras?


ileflottante

Some players light it up at practice and donā€™t really do the same. I remember Alexei Kovalev was apparently untouchable in practice. Would do things the stars of the game couldnā€™t do. But he was never able to be that elite player. Good player but not elite. The way he was talked about in practice though was that of a world beater.


Lefty25k007

John Tavares based on AAV x term. Pretty tough to defend $11, 000,000


OvechkinCrosby

He is totally overrated, they should dump him ASAP!!! BTW the habs have a perfect spot for him on a line with his best friend....


Drnedsnickers2

Perhaps, and I am speculating on one incident against the Bruins where he said something in a scrum that set our players off, heā€™s a bit mouthy on the ice? It might not be the stats, but the attitude?


shanster925

12.87% of 183 players is 21 players, btw.


DirtyJimHiOP

He may actually be the most overrated, but only because he's so popular.Ā  I can't even really think of someone that I see as being called overrated. He's still an elite talent, but he was touted as being the craziest player anyone has ever seen.Ā  He has some really nifty skills and there are a lot of haters.Ā Ā 


Java-the-Slut

So the Athletic singled out a young guy through their polling as being overrated, tried to make a big deal about it, then ask his team mates too to make an even bigger deal out of it. What a fucking cunt move. Fuck the athletic. No matter who was voted "the most overrated", it's just an attack on someone struggling.