The puck will drop on the Detroit Red Wings’ first game of the 2018-19 regular season on October 4. Sixth overall pick Filip Zadina will not be on that opening night roster.
As many suspected may happen, Zadina is headed west to Grand Rapids to bolster his already-impressive skill set to where he can make an impact at the NHL level. Before the announcement this afternoon, Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News posited that it’s his timing, above all, that needs the most work.
But hey, I think most of us here got to the point where we were okay with this scenario coming to fruition.