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Decision Time Closing In On Filip Zadina

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

"I think understanding how to create space is something that when you're not super-fast or super-big, sometimes it takes a little while," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said.

Blashill likened Zadina's situation to Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov.

"That's the reality of a lot of guys like that, that aren't super-fast, aren't really big," he said. "You got to learn through your hockey smarts how to find that little bit of space to create more. I think Filip has been real close to making a number of plays.