Trevor Zegras reportedly not happy with head coach Dallas Eakins, won't play tonight
Anaheim Ducks rookie forward Trevor Zegras returned to practice on Thursday morning after being placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protcol on December 28th.
Despite his return to practice, Zegras won't play on Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings. It's unclear why he won't be in the lineup, but head coach Dallas Eakins gave an odd answer, saying that the star rookie is mad at him right now.
"Z not very happy with me right now. Zegras will not play tonight. He'll practice tomorrow and be ready for the next one," Eakins said.
Update: since this story was written, the game between the Ducks and Red Wings has been postponed
It's likely that they want Zegras to have another practice under his belt given the fact he hasn't played since December 17th against the Arizona Coyotes. The Ducks and every team in the NHL had an extended holiday break, then Zegras missed the last four games because he was in the league's protocol. But it's still pretty odd that Dallas Eakins would tell the media that Zegras is mad at him.
The Ducks will also be without John Gibson on Thursday night after he was pulled from practice due to a positive COVID-19 test. Although after practice, Eakins told reporters that the plan was to have Anthony Stolarz start agianst Detroit anyways. Eakins didn't mention who would back up Stolarz.
HCDE: "Z not very happy with me right now. ... Zegras will not play tonight. He'll practice tomorrow and be ready for the next one."— Elliott Teaford (@ElliottTeaford) January 6, 2022
If I heard Dallas correctly, he said Stolarz was penciled in to start tonight anyway.— Elliott Teaford (@ElliottTeaford) January 6, 2022
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| Brock Faber | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| Seth Jarvis | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | - | 2 | 2 | |
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| Carter Yakemchuk | - | 2 | 2 | |
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| Dylan Cozens | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
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