I was wrong

I’ve been a big Cronin guy up until last night

The fact that Z got benched after we’ve seen McTavish Strome Vatrano Killorn Gudas all take worse penalties and not hear a wors about it but then Z gets benched, I think it’s an absolute horrible look for Cronin

You can notice a big difference in play with Zegras and without Zegras imo

I think Cronin would be the one to go in a Zegras vs Cronin debate but that could be a little bias as of right now though

McTavish was benched multiple times earlier this year for doing the same dumb **** Zegras got benched for.

As to last night's game, while the refs completely let the game get away from them (seriously, nearly half an hour of calls on Anaheim) what Zegras did was exceedingly stupid.

Cronin is Verbeek’s guy. Zegras is not. Cronin will stay.

Zegras got slew footed and reacted. McTavish has yet to be benched. Vatrano either. Killorn either.

Cronin sucks and Zegras will be dealt at the hands of a poor coach GM combo unfortunately.

McTavish had less time on ice than Zegras did last night. He's been busted down to the third line for stretches this season and I swear he was benched around the 40 game mark.

I still don't know what the initial Zegras penalty last night was when he got slewed, the refs definitely seemed to be working towards a script, and the entire team was undisciplined and sloppy last night, but Z has to know he's on a short leash when he was the penalty minute leader on the team last season and he's not getting fives and tens. Should Z have been given some leash back afterwards when Killorn and Vatrano kept going to the box? Maybe, but Z's penalty is where the game turned.

Edit: Sorry, I was wrong, McTavish was busted down to 4C last night. Zegras was 2C, even after Z got benched, McTavish wasn't given his ice time.