Confirmed with Link: Ducks sign Trevor Zegras to ELC (3 years, $925K AAV)

[MMC]

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[Kalv]

Zegraaa

 

[MMC]

Hope we sign some college UFAs along with him

 

[Paul4587]

No surprise. Hopefully he’s not pencilled in for a spot he’s not ready for and they’re not afraid to send him to SD if they need to. It’s been painful watching guys be handed spots and struggle because they’re not ready.

 

[Leonardo87]

Great news! Ducks rough season came to an immediate stop after this outbreak. Great way to start a long off season, and hoping they can at least put a competitive team on the ice next season even if they don’t make the playoffs.

 

[duxfan1101]

I would have been ok with him staying in college, but I do think he will benefit from playing with better players.

 

[Static]

Too soon.

 

[MMC]

Ducks Sign Zegras to Entry-Level Contract

 

[MMC]

This quote from Bob in the article should ease any worries he'll be forced into a role he's not ready for too early. He acknowledges he's still a ways away.

 

[Los Patos de Anaheim]

Kind of wanted him to spend at least another year in college. He’ll get a look at the NHL, but will likely need a year in the AHL to season his game. It would be nice if he could get his weight between 175-180 pounds before turning pro.

 

[bsu]

SD is the best place for him, BU will suck so bad next season.

 

[AngelDuck]

SD is the best place for him, BU will suck so bad next season.

You’ve said this a lot, but there’s also no evidence that being the best guy on a bad college team would be bad for his development. It’d make him have to fight harder to dominate.

either way I’m super happy about this. If you have a chance to sign a player like this to his Entry Level Contract, you always do it.

 

[Paul4587]

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This quote from Bob in the article should ease any worries he'll be forced into a role he's not ready for too early. He acknowledges he's still a ways away.

I hope they take the approach they did with Bobby Ryan. As talented as Ryan was he was far from ready physically and they made him address his weaknesses and dominate at lower levels before he got a chance to be a regular.

 

[bumperkisser]

Overpaid hehehe

 

[bsu]

You’ve said this a lot, but there’s also no evidence that being the best guy on a bad college team would be bad for his development. It’d make him have to fight harder to dominate.

either way I’m super happy about this. If you have a chance to sign a player like this to his Entry Level Contract, you always do it.

He is a play maker, playing with grinders and not good players is no way to develop him. Ask Steel how playing with Sherwood and Jones is.

 

[AngelDuck]

He is a play maker, playing with grinders and not good players is no way to develop him. Ask Steel how playing with Sherwood and Jones is.

That’s a completely different scenario lol.

 

[AngelDuck]

Bottom line is this decision was about money. Who could blame a 19 year old kid wanting the guaranteed $75K he gets at the AHL level with the potential to make $925K at the NHL level. That’s a lot of money to leave on the table for a young man if he were to stay in school.

Most people are making $8 an hour at 19 delivering pizzas.

the odds are, he wasn’t thinking about what would be better for his development with this move. Maybe he was but I doubt it.

It’s impossible to know what would be better for him, I could see both sides personally

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

He is a play maker, playing with grinders and not good players is no way to develop him. Ask Steel how playing with Sherwood and Jones is.

Well to be fair playing with good players doesnt exactly help either... ask terry

 

[Paul4587]

He is a play maker, playing with grinders and not good players is no way to develop him. Ask Steel how playing with Sherwood and Jones is.

Zegras would be one of the better players in College next season if he returned. It would be good for him to be the man and learn how to carry inferior linemates. Steel was a borderline NHLer who probably could ha be used more AHL time being asked to play third line minutes with two scrubs when he himself wasn’t excelling. Completely different situations.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

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This quote from Bob in the article should ease any worries he'll be forced into a role he's not ready for too early. He acknowledges he's still a ways away.

I'm a huge Bob Murray fan, but after he said there would be competition for an NHL roster spot before the season started and how the personnel shook up contradicted what he said. Finally, he admitted he was pushing the youth movement.

Fowler was pushed too early. DSP was pushed too early. Those were at the beginning of his tenure.

Recently in 2018, 18-year old Lundestrom was pushed and we could have made Comtois eligible for the Seattle Expansion draft if he didn't get injured for his 10th game. The whole youth movement in 2019-20 season was pushed. I trust Bob in acquiring talent, but I don't trust him to let them mature long enough.

I'll support the move, because what other choice do I have, but I don't trust Bob in letting Zegras earn it. The plus side is if Zegras remains in the AHL all season, then his contract slides. If he plays 10 games in the NHL, then his ELC kicks in.

We're going to have a lot of youthful center talent in the AHL next season with Zegras, Groulx, and Lundestrom.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

Bottom line is this decision was about money. Who could blame a 19 year old kid wanting the guaranteed $75K he gets at the AHL level with the potential to make $925K at the NHL level. That’s a lot of money to leave on the table for a young man if he were to stay in school.

Most people are making $8 an hour at 19 delivering pizzas.

the odds are, he wasn’t thinking about what would be better for his development with this move. Maybe he was but I doubt it.

It’s impossible to know what would be better for him, I could see both sides personally

Don’t forget the signing bonus which usually is around 90k

 

[duxfan1101]

I will also add that the highest scoring BU player that is returning next season is Robert Mastrosimone, who had 17 points in 34 games. Not a single returning player averaged over half a point per game last season.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Zegras to comtois will be a thing in the near future

 

[pbgoalie]

So after signing what are the options?
NHL
Ahl
??

 

[WhatTheDuck]

So after signing what are the options?
NHL
Ahl
??

Murray said he would be starting his professional career, so that means NHL or AHL.

Zegras is eligible to be assigned to the OHL where his rights are owned by the Mississauga Steelheads, but that's likely more of a last resort.