While it didn’t reach the heights of the undying anticipation to see Matvei Michkov take the ice while wearing the Orange and Black for the first time, Trevor Zegras earned some pre-emptive buzz for just how he would perform during his first quasi competitive appearance as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. And, we can confidently say that he met expectations.
For the very first game of the Flyers’ preseason, Zegras and his new teammates traveled to Long Island to face an Islanders team stacked with some freshly drafted talent and other actual regular, full-time NHL hockey players.