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The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Filip Zadina on waivers.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Filip Zadina was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd – Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd – Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th – Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th – Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th – Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th – Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th – New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th – Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th – New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th – New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th – Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th – Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th – New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th – Philadelphia Flyers, Jay OโBrien
20th – Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st – San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd – New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), KโAndre Miller
23rd – Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th – Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th – St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th – Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th – New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th – Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin
30th – Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas Golden Knights), Joe Veleno
31st – Washington Capitals, Alexander Alexeyev
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43 Comments
Said it then, I say it now. Shoulda been Hughes there
Teams at the bottom of the league…..like Detroit?๐๐
I hope he gets picked up because he sucks.
If only weโd picked Quinn Hughes instead
The Red Wings have too many players. They have to reduce the roster. I was hoping they could trade him. He could end up in Grand Rapids. Yzerman has gotten better players than Zedina through waivers and played with GR. From GR he can work on his game. And hopefully work his way back to the NHL.
We have Ken Holland to thank for picking Zadina over Hughes
Zadina is done in a Wings uniform. He can not stay healthy only playing a high of 74 games in 2021-22. He was only available for 55% of the games from 2019 to 2023. His production offensively and defensively left a lot to be desired. It is for the best Detroit letโs him go, the wings have young hungrier prospects they can call up to replace him. At this point he was on Detroitโs 4th line best for them to waive him.
The yzerclown had so many chances to trade him for an asset but of course he just ends up getting rid of him for nothing. Fire yzerman
Heโs gonna put up 20 goals in Phill next season.
Zadina was one of the last draft picks by Ken Holland – Not an Yzerman guy. I had hopes he MIGHT turn into a SY player, but it did not turn out that way. It looks like Stevie is making some of the last house cleaning to get only his guys on the team. Yzerman values gritty two-way play more than flashy goal scoring. Unfortunately Zadina is just a pure goal scorer who never learned the defensive side of things & never found a place on a team that has no room for such players. That might be why Detroit might not agree to a Debrincat trade – we want goal scorers who play defense.
Weโll see. I donโt even think a team will claim him.
I was wondering what what was gonna happen to Zadina, with Ficher coming in, cause he does everything Filip does with a slightly better offensive upside and just as good defensive
Go over his career stat sheet again. That ONE year. That DRAFT year. That was the one year that he had an outstanding year. Prior to that he was just an average player thru his junior years. Holland fell for the draft year breakout season just like he falls for the contract year breakout seasons. Typical typical Ken Holland. He did it again most recently with Kailer Yamamoto. Dude had a breakout contract year and Holland threw 3.1 million at him then gave him to Detroit one year later to dump salary. It was obvious his second year on the team that Zadina wasn't going to amount to much and should have been traded then. Yzerman gave Zadina way too many chances. That's a bad on Yzerman's part. Earlier on we may have gotten a third pick for Zadina. Now we give him away. You know it's bad when even Holland the hording trash collector isn't trying to get Zadina back.
the end of what? failure?
I wouldn't be surprise if the Habs take him if he's still around when their turn comes. Hughes has been jumping on all first round flop with potential that he sees so far. Zadina is still pretty young.
The title is fine, your reading comprehension on the other hand….
It means Zadina had strong underlying metrics in a small sample size, but his offense just isn't there. He plays the game fairly well, but his separating skill (goal-scoring) is no longer a factor.
I remember when that kid said he was gonna make Montreal regret passing on him at the draft. Now he's being waived… Karma. Arizona might pick him up, they love projects.
This is shocking but not shocking ๐ฒ.. I mean you can say you were rooting for him but Zadina had MORE than enough time to get it together, and different coaches to help along the way.. See, another can Holland player out the door.. a lot of his players just wasn't hitting enough for Stevie.. they're known streaky, heart/ toughness issues and just banishes for long periods of time throughout the seasons.. Larkin and Rass are the only players that are left from the Holland area that is worth keeping.. and that's why they're still here!..
This should just tell you how many winnable acquisitions Kenny boi actually had.. it's sad, that's a terrible percentage!..
THAT'S CRAZY TO THINK THERE'S ONLY TWO PLAYERS FROM THE HOLLAND ERA THAT'S STILL HERE!
Stevie's doing his thing!๐ค
Hard to see unfulfilled promise.
Final thought: Zadina is and can be a fine 4th line player on any team in the league if he is paid accordingly at league minimum $775,000.00
Take him Montreal
There was so much hype around this guy. Unreal.
Marty will make him a good player
I really hope Kyle from Chicago brings in Zadina the Hawks can work with a chance of a project like Zadina.
The nucks should get him, but they're up against the cap. I remember him playing in the junior tournaments and thinking he's going to be a 30-goal scorer in the NHL. So far, it doesn't look like he has that next level of compete that you need in the big leagues.
Canucks should pick him up for cheap
Should have taken Quinn Hughes . . .
But he was suppose to be the key piece that Ottawa definitely needed to take in any DeBrincat trade!? Ottawa fans were suppose to be excited to get this guy. LoL
Nucks should give him a shot. He was the reason we got Hughes in the first place. Lol
Canucks picked Him up Zen
dina Quinn Hughes regret not taking Detroit
He got chances, rarely ever could he finish. Turns out that there were reasons he dropped to the wings at 6. Good luck to him, hopefully, heโll get another chance and come ready to play.
Thanks again for Hughes Detroit ๐
Imagine waving a young player with a small cap hit? Someone is going to scoop him up and give him the confidence he needs back.
After this latest draft and now free agency the Red Wings are absolutely stacked with options at every position and it is hard to cut it in that kind of situation. Many more talented players on our roster or in our farm system are going to end up elsewhere because of this, and it really isn't about the player but more about where they fit in for what we are trying to do which is build a team that can compete year after year. Steve Yzerman is doing what he thinks is best for the team and I trust him to do whatever is necessary to make it happen here in Detroit again. Trust the Yzerplan because if you are a diehard Wings fan you have seen how he has improved this team since he took over. It will only get better from this point on.
Detroit pulled a Benning
Just watched stevies press confrence, supposedly zadina asked to be put on waivers to try and get a fresh start with a new team, if he clears he will still be a wing this year if he can earn himself a spot in the lineup
Remember when Habs fans were going crazy because we didn't draft him. Maybe that's a good sign for Reinbacher ๐คท
As a wings fan, the fact that we could have had Quinn Hughes instead of Zadina will haunt me for a while
i wouldnt be surprised if the habs pick him up XD they have a reputation to grab โfailedโ top picks
We should pick him up on a two way
No one is picking up that contract based on the lack of production.
The Yzerscam is going great.
Him getting placed on waivers means he was untradable at the draft. No one even want to throw a 7th round pick for him. Some players just doesn't work out.