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Detroit Red Wings' Filip Zadina standing by draft-night comments

Wings prospect Filip Zadina is excited to play at Bell Centre, never mind the fans. Filmed March 12, 2019 in Montreal. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

MONTREAL — Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina is learning, and above all, enjoying himself.

On Tuesday morning at Bell Centre, Zadina showed off the after-effects of his first NHL high-sticking experience, smiling widely even as he admitted the chipped tooth hurts and he can’t wait to get it fixed.

He also deftly parried questions about facing his first game in Montreal, against a team that passed on him in the 2018 draft.