Much like another Jay-Z, Jason Zucker came from the bottom of the bottom, to the top of the pots.
Two years ago to the day, Zucker was at perhaps the low point of his career. He had difficulties impressing Mike Yeo earlier in the season, and things weren’t getting better with Yeo’s replacement, John Torchetti.
Zucker found himself as a healthy scratch on March 24th, 2016. “Two-way game” was the oft-repeated refrain of Torchetti when pressed for an explanation.
Hell, fans probably would’ve settled for a one-way game for Zucker, who was coming off a 50-game stretch that saw him register just 8 goals and 2 assists.