There was a common, maybe misguided, perception of Trevor Zegras on his way out of Anaheim.
He was one-dimensional finesse, the thinking went. All style, no substance. A social media star, not a hockey one.
And Zegras knew that. He knew things had to be different in Philadelphia, too.
The Flyers, ahead of the NHL Draft back in June, took a measured risk that things would be different when they traded to get the 24-year-old forward from the Ducks.
During training camp in September, Zegras told ESPN that he wants his image to have changed by the time his first year with the Flyers is done, that he wants to be " known as somebody who is a hockey player ."
Head coach Rick Tocchet issued him a challenge.
"At the start of training camp, I said 'Are you doing stuff for clicks on socia

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