Zadina Just Missed A Wide Open Net _Vs Hawks_GDT

[kipwinger 8,518]

Zadina just missed the net on a breakaway. Unreal. 

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

2 hours ago, kipwinger said:

Zadina just missed the net on a breakaway. Unreal. 

i dont think he can score

[Axl Foley 222]

He "fills the net".....in warmups.

[redw1ngs 149]

Zadina gets hate cuz he cant score for s*** hell never score for s*** still a good nhler tho imo. If he was drafted 36oa instead of 6oa everyone would love him. He works his ass off plays smart in all 3 zones just a black hole offensively. He would thrive in more of a defensive role and pk imo.

[Walman6million 250]

7 hours ago, redw1ngs said:

Zadina gets hate cuz he cant score for s*** hell never score for s*** still a good nhler tho imo. If he was drafted 36oa instead of 6oa everyone would love him. He works his ass off plays smart in all 3 zones just a black hole offensively. He would thrive in more of a defensive role and pk imo.

Too soft

[redw1ngs 149]

32 minutes ago, Walman6million said:

Too soft

Dont disagree but that goes for 90% of the team imo.

[kipwinger 8,518]

11 hours ago, redw1ngs said:

Zadina gets hate cuz he cant score for s*** hell never score for s*** still a good nhler tho imo. If he was drafted 36oa instead of 6oa everyone would love him. He works his ass off plays smart in all 3 zones just a black hole offensively. He would thrive in more of a defensive role and pk imo.

I'm not buying that. Teams (including the Red Wings) get offensively competent players in the 2nd and 3rd rounds all the time. Irrespective of when he was drafted it's not unreasonable to expect Zadina to be sorta good at the thing he was drafted to be good at. When Veleno was drafted his offensive upside was limited and his defensive game had some higher ceiling. Not surprisingly that's what he looks like today and nobody is bothered too much by his lack of offense. Berggren was a high offense/low defense player at the draft and not surprisingly nobody criticizes him for sucking at defense now.

Zadina is not a good defensive player. His defensive metrics are amongst the worst on the team the last two years. But nobody cares about that, and shouldn't, because he wasn't drafted for his defensive profile. He was drafted because he could (supposedly) score...which he obviously can't. You seem to be suggesting that he's some Darren Helm type bottom six checking winger - which he's definitely not - but even if he was nobody should be happy getting a 4th line winger in the 2nd round when you can basically get them for league minimum in UFA. Take a look at Alex Chiasson.

[Shanny'sIrishJigg 0]

21 hours ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

i dont think he can score

He couldn't score in a women's prison with a handful of pardons...

[Walman6million 250]

35 minutes ago, Shanny'sIrishJigg said:

He couldn't score in a women's prison with a handful of pardons...

Not sure hed be in the womens prison if the rumors are true.

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

3 hours ago, Shanny'sIrishJigg said:

He couldn't score in a women's prison with a handful of pardons...

He couldnt score at a high school prom for the blind.