GDT: Wings/Canes Part 2

[Frk It]

Zadina has been really growing on me. Not only because of the way he plays the game but how happy and a good teammate he seems to be, and he seems to be a workhorse who knows how to work on his weaknesses. I felt the same about Bert. This is awesome.

Loved his reaction when Fabbri scored.

 

[Realgud]

Loved his reaction when Fabbri scored.

Yeah, this is what I like to see in a team. Really good stuff

 

[raymond23]

Zadina has been really growing on me. Not only because of the way he plays the game but how happy and a good teammate he seems to be, and he seems to be a workhorse who knows how to work on his weaknesses. I felt the same about Bert. This is awesome.

His development since his draft year has been pretty fun to watch. Completely different player

 

[newfy]

Merrill has been solid but I’d like to think we have a better option for the PP than that....

Yes I definitely agree lol.

I think its interesting how much the broadcast crew has talked about Zadina working on stealing pucks and hes done it a bunch of times already. That assist on the Ryan goal was Datsyuk-like

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Fabbri has room for improvement, especially if they keep him at center, but the guy has a goalscorers instincts. Hopefully he can continue to work on the other parts of his game and be a great reclamation project by the Wings (though considering how little they gave up for him in my book he already kinda is).

 

[Martinez]

Bobby Ryan deserved the C. Look at how his presence changed the team.

Well he’s great at post game interviews, so that’s something

 

[Snuggs]

If Zadina can become anything like Ziggy Palffy then I think we won that draft.

Prolly true, I'm giving Zadina high praise cause he looks to be a better playmaker than I thought, but it was a great draft in '18. 6 of the top 7 picks are regular NHLers already and developing. Two all stars already with Brady Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes. Svechnikov, Dahlin, Kotkaniemi. Only team that missed out was Arizona.

One night, but he was the best offensive player tonight imo.

 

[Realgud]

His development since his draft year has been pretty fun to watch. Completely different player

Completely agreed. I wanted Hughes at the time but damn has he won me over. I wish him nothing but success. His growth has been amazing and his career is only starting.

 

[raymond23]

Man I missed the feeling of a Red Wings win!!

 

[deca guard]

'' way to go keats thats what makes you the journalist you are '' ... murph . rofl (love murph n keats booth)

 

[Stony Curtis]

I don't know about you guys, but I haven't had this much fun watching the Wings in a long, long time. They played hard and were rewarded for it. They deserved this win.

 

[DatsDeking]

Bobby Ryan is incredibly well spoken. 1 billion percent has a job on the top studio crew for the NHL’s national broadcast if he wants it when he retires.

I thought his interview was excellent. It was cool to hear him drop Yzerman as his reason for signing on (I think that was previously confirmed though). What he was saying about helping lift the team’s spirits given last season was interesting too.

I’m rooting for him!

 

[TatarTangle]

Good game by Zadina, crazy to think player progression isn't linear

 

[RedWingzz]

Zadina was the first star of that game in my books. He is playing with passion.

Hopefully the head coach has noticed this and can start playing him more than 13 minutes per game

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Zadina was great tonight. How the hell did he only get 13:28 in ice?

 

[CaptainZetterberg40]

Great finish to the game. Loved Zadina hounding the puck and dishing out two assists.

Mantha is my favorite player, but if I'm Blash, I'm benching him the next game (put a taxi guy in) or putting him on the 3rd or 4th line. He needs to be reminded that simple is better, move his feet, be more physical and win races to pucks with better anticipation. Was hoping this would be an issue we could put behind us this season but I guess old habits die hard.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Anyone have the gif of Zadina jumping into Fabbris arms?

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Was Nielsen a healthy scratch??

 

[raymond23]

Great finish to the game. Loved Zadina hounding the puck and dishing out two assists.

Mantha is my favorite player, but if I'm Blash, I'm benching him the next game (put a taxi guy in) or putting him on the 3rd or 4th line. He needs to be reminded that simple is better, move his feet, be more physical and win races to pucks with better anticipation. Was hoping this would be an issue we could put behind us this season but I guess old habits die hard.

Definitely the most disappointing player through 2 games. He was the worst player on the ice tonight by a considerable margin

 

[jaster]

Filppula 5th in TOI among forwards lol. Almost a minute more than Zadina.

 

[Bob Probert Owns You]

Great to get a win. Larkin and Zadina looked fantastic. I'm done with the Staal experiment. You have to think Djoos gets his minutes when he comes back, right?

 

[jaster]

Was Nielsen a healthy scratch??

Yes.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Yes.

Nice! I sure didn't miss him out there.

And it probably is a commentary on his play that I didn't notice he wasn't in the lineup until the game was over.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Zadina was the first star of that game in my books. He is playing with passion.

Hopefully the head coach has noticed this and can start playing him more than 13 minutes per game

Want to see Zadina play more too, but Bromé dropping to that Glendening and Erne line has made that line...not completely trash. And the third line today was pretty good. It actually gives us the depth to roll 4 lines and not get curb stomped. We might not score, but we get more than nothing coming from all 4 lines...that is an improvement of sorts.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Zadina better get used to being a set up man, cause I'm not seeing anyone else on that line who looks like they can feed him the puck for open looks on goal.

Nice game for the most part and a lucky win. Wings still look too sloppy to be skating in the same league as the Hurricanes. Haven't seen enough from Mantha still, fumbling the puck or passing into teammate's skates or to the wrong team. PP looks awful and the zone entries are a joke. Bring in Cholo, bring back AA, or just figure out a way to set up a f***ing power play or get a coach who can figure it out.

Also, Neenereider is a dick.