Detroit Red Wings: Top 10 prospects entering 2018
1. Filip Zadina, LW [18] (1-6, 2018)
Stats (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL): 57 gp, 44 g, 38 a, 82 p, 8 PPG (12 A), 3 SHG (1 A), 5 GWG, 234 SOG, 1.44 pts/g (9 pgp, 5 g, 7 a, 12 p, 1 PPG (1 A), 36 SOG, 1.33 pts/g).
T-7 scoring, T-5 goal scoring, T-34 assists, 7th pts/g; T-22 scoring, T-18 goals, T-32 assists, T-6 pts/g
Filip Zadina was one of the best goal scorers in the 2018 draft, and for the Detroit Red Wings, it’s a miracle he fell to sixth. They get to put him in the AHL this season, which means he’ll be that much closer to being NHL ready and will be almost guaranteed to be a Detroit Red Wings player within the next two to three years. Putting him up against professional competition will make the transition that much easier, and it’s not like he isn’t ready for it either.
In the QMJHL, Zadina was tied for seventh in scoring, fifth in goal scoring, 34th in assists, and was seventh in points per game. In the playoffs, he was tied for sixth in points per game. He’s an elite level scorer, and while he could use some work on the playmaking and in the defensive zone, if he continues to score at the rate he should be able to, that won’t matter. Who needs a two-way winger out of a 40-goal scorer (at least when that player isn’t Marian Hossa or Brad Marchand).
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Zadina is one of the best pure offensive talents the Detroit Red Wings have had in the pipeline in a long time and should be one of the center pieces of the future. He’s a great piece to build around, and he’ll be helpful in the next few years as the Red Wings attempt to rebuild and get back to the playoffs. Zadina is something special, and for Detroit, isn’t that special?
