Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill on prospect Filip Zadina and where he might start season. Little Caesars Arena, Sept. 26, 2018. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
It's not in doubt that Filip Zadina is going to be a good, if not great, NHL player. Whether he’ll start his NHL career as soon as next week, is.
As the Detroit Red Wings close in on the end of preseason, their prize acquisition in the 2018 draft is showing growing pains. Tuesday’s game at Chicago was one of those nights where “pucks were finding their way in the net,” coach Jeff Blashill said Wednesday, as the Wings scored eight goals and gathered 11 assists.