IRVINE, Calif. -- Trevor Zegras reported to Anaheim Ducks training camp Tuesday and received a warm welcome from new instructor Greg Cronin. " Very first thing he did was take my stick and throw it in the edge," Zegras claimed after the coach stressed the defensive end of the ice. Zegras, who was a limited cost-free agent, signed a three-year contract with the Ducks on Monday. Due to the absence of a contract, the 22-year-old missed the very first 2 weeks of camp. " Obviously, it's hard. Every hockey gamer recognizes exactly how important training school is," Zegras said. "Most definitely some capturing up to do, but I feel good. " Zegras claimed he recognizes the areas where he needs to enhance also. " That was a big thing with the agreement, undoubtedly, was playing the two-way video game and figuring out both sides of the puck," Zegras claimed Carey Terrance Jersey. "That was obviously a big emphasis from viewpoint. If you want to play in this Organization, that's something you have to dedicate to, so I assume Cronin is certainly the guy for that. " Zegras said he maintained in shape as best he could, most recently practicing with the USA Hockey National Group Development Program Under-18 team in Michigan Alex Killorn Jersey. He additionally involved Southern California a pair weeks before training school and seen with some of his Anaheim teammates. Soon after Cronin was worked with June 5 to replace Dallas Eakins, he drove from Colorado to Boston to meet Zegras face to face. They likewise spent time with each other in Florida throughout the summertime. " I seem like we have a rather good connection to begin points off," Zegras stated. "The system is mosting likely to need to be something I notice, yet a great deal of good teammates in right here that are most definitely mosting likely to assist me out. " A first-round choice by the Ducks at the 2019 NHL Draft, Zegras successfully has shown his offending abilities throughout his first 3 periods in the Organization, scoring lacrosse-style objectives and while blindfolded throughout the Breakaway Obstacle at the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition. He was a finalist for the Calder Trophy provided to the finest rookie in the NHL in 2021-22, when he had 61 factors in 75 games. He connected his NHL career high in goals and set his job best in points last season. Zegras has 139 factors in 180 regular-season video games, but turning into a reliable two-way gamer is very important to his long-term future with the Ducks. " From Trevor's viewpoint and from our standpoint, I believe there's much benefit for Trevor," Verbeek said Monday. "So we're considering this as a means for Trevor to become the gamer over the following 3 years that he desires to become. " Zegras said he interacts almost daily with Anaheim defenseman Jamie Drysdale, a limited free representative that stays without an agreement Brett Leason Jersey. " Certainly, undergoing this is difficult," Zegras claimed. "When you've obtained your ideal buddy going via it too, it makes it a great deal much easier, so absolutely signing in with him virtually on a daily basis. "