Posts About "Filip Zadina"
Red Wings: Zadina's Start Sparks the Imagination
January 17th, 2021 It's not like he's dominating on the ice. With a Corsi-percentage of just 26.1% through the Detroit Red Wings' first two games (per Natural Stat Trick) the play has often been at the wrong end of the ice while Filip Zadina is on the ice. Currently skating on Detroit's second line, the goal for him and the rest of his line-mates is...
Best and Worst-Case Scenarios for Red Wings Forwards in 2020-21
January 14th, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings have an intriguing season ahead. The team has low expectations, which will make for an interesting season of evaluating players. One of the most unique seasons in NHL history kicked off on Wednesday, and as the Red Wings prepare to host the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, let’s consider...
The Grind Line: Red Wings' New Year's Resolutions
January 4th, 2021 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Ian McNaughton, Patrick Brown and Peter Ploshehanski are the muckers who make up THW’s...
Expect More from the Red Wings' Power Play in 2020-21
January 1st, 2021 There wasn’t much power in the Detroit Red Wings’ power play last season. The Red Wings finished the 2019-20 season with the 29th-ranked power play – converting at a paltry 14.9 percent while up a man. Only the Anaheim Ducks (14.7 percent) and Ottawa Senators (14.2 percent) fared worse. To address this, the Red Wings added...
5 Red Wings 2020-21 Training Camp Storylines to Watch
December 28th, 2020 Ending the year on a high note, the Detroit Red Wings are scheduled to open training camp on New Year’s Eve. https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1340782722151821318?s=20 This marks the first organized team activity since Mar. 10, when Detroit dropped a 5-2 game to the Carolina Hurricanes. Heading into training...
Red Wings News & Rumors: St. James, Zadina, Trades & More
December 15th, 2020 Another week has passed and news (and rumors) have started to pick up as the 2020-21 NHL season could be just a month away. Today, we've got a mailbag to go over, some movement to dissect, and a certain tournament to prep for. Let's dive in! St. James Mailbag Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press recently published a mailbag...
Red Wings News & Rumors: Expansion, Wallinder & More
December 8th, 2020 As news about the 2020-21 campaign continues to trickle in, it's time to take a look around Red Wings nation and see what's going on. Today's list includes more expansion takes, a top prospect's WJC future, and more positive signs that a season will happen. Let's dive in: Bultman 5.0 As the writers of The Athletic file their...
Detroit Red Wings 'Untouchable' Prospects
November 18th, 2020 When you're a rebuilding team like the Detroit Red Wings, the name of the game is adding prospects, not subtracting them. To that point, general manager Steve Yzerman has drafted a total of 23 prospects since he took over in the spring of 2019. But not all prospects are equal. Some are definitely more valuable to the Red Wings than...
Bobby Ryan's Surprise Path to the Red Wings Creates Optimism
October 27th, 2020 The road to the Detroit Red Wings has been a long, winding one for Bobby Ryan. Though his career has had its ups and downs, a surprise move by the Ottawa Senators in late September to buy out the remaining two years of his contract immediately caught the eye of Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman. One 45-minute conversation later,...
The Grind Line: Projecting the Red Wings' Opening Night Lineup
October 26th, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week, Devin Little, Ian McNaughton, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off...
Red Wings Prospect Rankings & Outlook
August 18th, 2020 Even though the Detroit Red Wings stand to add a handful of quality prospects at the 2020 NHL Draft, they still possess a deep prospect pool. Former first-round picks Filip Zadina and Moritz Seider headline a group which should begin to pay dividends at the NHL level as soon as next season. Seider, in particular, could jump into a...
Prospects News & Rumors: Zadina, Lantosi, WHL & Zary
August 8th, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings are allowing another one of their top young players to stay in Europe until NHL camps open. The Boston Bruins have signed one of their better American Hockey League (AHL) players to an NHL deal. Plus, the Western Hockey League (WHL) reveals its plan for the start of the 2020-21 season. Zadina Staying...
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Oilers, Hall, Seattle Kraken, More
July 23rd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Filip Zadina of the Detroit Red Wings could be heading to the Czech Republic, Oilers' prospect Philip Broberg might actually make the team's top-six, and is there any more news on the Taylor Hall talks with Arizona? Finally, where did the name Kraken come from for the new Seattle...
