OgeeOgelthorpe
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- Feb 29, 2020
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I just want him has less pressure from other teams. It seems like he has target on his back and everyone try to run him over. He was second line with Frolunda and next year he's NHL first line . Red wings rushed Zadina and now they are doing the same with Raymond. Seider and Veleno are different , both strong physically, can stand pressure.
That makes no sense.
Raymond is proving he's more capable than Zadina at EVERYTHING in the NHL. He's not a shrinking violet afraid of contact. Yeah, he's a rookie and some guys are taking runs at him but Raymond doesn't give a shit and still plays his game. He's been driving play, playing smart defensively, and makes his linemates around him better. Demoting him to a defensive line when he's been successful offensively is the opposite of what needs to happen.
Zadina wasn't rushed. Zadina is performing poorly for whatever reason, but it's not because he was rushed into the NHL. The guy is 22 years old now, has had plenty of opportunity in the AHL and NHL and his bad season is on him and him alone.