Trevor Zegras appears to have found the environment he’s been searching for in Philadelphia.
In their preseason opener, the Flyers edged Patrick Roy’s New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout—a game that was far from flawless but telling nonetheless. Zegras, long viewed as a player capable of stardom but needing the right voice behind the bench, skated with a renewed confidence and purpose. Under Rick Tocchet, who seems to understand him, he truly looked much closer to the dynamic playmaker of a few years ago, the one many believed was on the cusp of becoming a franchise centerpiece.