Overview

• Zegras said contract negotiations and a misfit with new Ducks leadership weighed on him mentally, contributing to his downturn.
• He also described frequent position shifts under coach Greg Cronin before injuries limited him to 31 games in 2023–24 and 51 in 2024–25.
• Philadelphia acquired Zegras from Anaheim over the summer for Ryan Poehling and a second-round pick.
• Flyers coach Rick Tocchet praised Zegras’s coachability and plans to use him at center with Matvei Michkov and on the top power-play unit.
• The 24-year-old enters the final season of the three-year, $17.25 million contract he signed with the Ducks in 2023.