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Quinn Hughes stardom keeps making Red Wings’ Zadina pick look worse

Filip Zadina was taken one pick before superstar Quinn Hughes. Seven years later, the selection still haunts fans in Hockeytown.

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In the final draft of the Ken Holland era in Detroit, the 2018 NHL Draft is one Red Wings fans would like to forget. The Red Wings selected Filip Zadina with the sixth overall selection, one pick before superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes was selected by the Vancouver Canucks.

Zadina's NHL career never went as planned, and he spent this past season in Europe with HC Davos of the Switzerland National League.