(Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News)
Tampa, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov is leading the NHL in scoring, is a top candidate to win the league’s most valuable player award, and is considered a player you can build a franchise around.
So, if Filip Zadina becomes half the player the Kucherov is, the Red Wings will be more than pleased.
Some scouting analysts, before last June’s draft, made the case that Kucherov was a comparable for the young Zadina. Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning play host to Zadina and the Red Wings on Saturday night.