Abel to Yzerman · Mar 5, 2021
Jeff Blashill On Filip Zadina
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
“He’s played really, really good hockey,” Blashill said “Last game he took a step backwards, and this game he took a major step forward. Overall, I think he’s played good hockey. It’s a hard league to score in and you can’t get frustrated and you’ve got to stay with it, and he’s done a pretty good job of that.”
Zadina, the sixth pick in the 2018 draft, figures as a key component in the rebuild. He has matured nicely over the past year, showing a willingness to chase down the puck instead of waiting for someone to put it on his stick. But he's still only 21; he needs the boost a night like Thursday can provide.