GDT: Game 51: Detroit Red Wings @ Minnesota Wild - 1/22/2020 - 8 PM EST NBCSN

[theYman]

Smith?? Or Zadina?

 

[DetroitRed]

Another one!

 

[Ezekial]

Zadina straight SNIPING tonight!!!!

 

[Christien]

Givani Smith is awesome

 

[TheMule93]

Yes.

 

[The Wizard of Oz]

Wow I like that goal. Quick hard release from Zadina and Smith causing complete havoc in front like Holmstrom.

 

[Larkin2AA]

Lol Smith looking good even if that’s Zadinas goal.

 

[NervousPerson]

Yes!

Just like they drew it up.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

If you wanted bounces, you got em.

 

[SoupGuru]

What's happening?

 

[Hen Kolland]

So Eddie O is projecting Zadina to fit in somewhere between the #4 to #9 spot out of the top 9 forwards on the team moving forward. And Pierre is saying he could eventually get up to 25-30 goals a season. Seems like a couple of a conservative projections? or am I just biased

Classic over correction to expectations.

If you asked Pierre about Zadina at the draft, I can guarantee you he would have talked about Zadina being the next 40 goal scorer in the NHL.

It’s not just fans on HF that can’t avoid that type of reaction.

 

[The Wizard of Oz]

Daley looking like when he used to be a legit hockey player.

 

[Henkka]

Shoot the puck in the net. Good things sometimes happen.

 

[YpsiWings]

So Eddie O is projecting Zadina to fit in somewhere between the #4 to #9 spot out of the top 9 forwards on the team moving forward. And Pierre is saying he could eventually get up to 25-30 goals a season. Seems like a couple of a conservative projections? or am I just biased

I was thinking the same thing, very conservative projections. Zadina’s ceiling is absolutely a top line winger.

 

[MTU hockey]

I hope Smith stays up for the rest of the season. Plays exactly the way you want a bottom six grinder to play, he doesn't get manhandled in front of the net and he screens goalies really well.

 

[GreatGordie9]

How about a hat trick little Z?

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

So Eddie O is projecting Zadina to fit in somewhere between the #4 to #9 spot out of the top 9 forwards on the team moving forward. And Pierre is saying he could eventually get up to 25-30 goals a season. Seems like a couple of a conservative projections? or am I just biased

From an outside perspective, Zadina hasn't done a lot to impress since his draft year. He wasn't great at his last WJC, and he didn't put up particularly impressive numbers in the AHL.

 

[TheMule93]

Last year zadina was always one step behind the play. Now he's always one step ahead of it.

 

[Fil Larkmanthanasiou]

Zadina straight SNIPING tonight!!!!

Both lucky goals.

 

[Fil Larkmanthanasiou]

From an outside perspective, Zadina hasn't done a lot to impress since his draft year. He wasn't great at his last WJC, and he didn't put up particularly impressive numbers in the AHL.

His numbers were quite impressive for a kid his age. Most players coming out of the CHL would have had to play another year or 2 in juniors after being drafted before being eligible to play in the A.

 

[Claypool]

It's far too early to project where Zadina will fit long-term. He's much better now than he was earlier this season, so it's a positive sign.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Hope Zadina gets the ugliest Hattrick of all time tonight

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Zadina looking like the reason I stubbed my toe on the coffee table in celebration when we got him on draft night Lol!

 

[Tatar Shots]

So Eddie O is projecting Zadina to fit in somewhere between the #4 to #9 spot out of the top 9 forwards on the team moving forward. And Pierre is saying he could eventually get up to 25-30 goals a season. Seems like a couple of a conservative projections? or am I just biased

Eddie O hates the Wings. As for Pierre, a consistent 30 goal scorer would be one of the best goal scorers in the league

 

[DetroitRed]

It's amazing how many silver linings there are on this bad season. I'm thinking about Zadina seeming to finally work out just as some fans were losing patience with him. What else? Fabbri, Mantha's start, Smith, Seider. A lot of things are working out despite the losses and injuries.