About Zadina's usage:
Other 2018 draftees:
Brady Tkahuck, OTT, 4th overall 2018
17:42 Ice-Time, 3rd most in team = 1st line usage
Andrei Svechnikov, CAR, 2nd overall 2018
16:34 IceTime, 4th most in team = 2nd line usage
Joel Farabee, PHI, 14th overall 2018
14:52 Ice-Time, 8th most in team = 3rd line usage
Filip Zadina, DET, 6th overall 2018
13:55 Ice-Time, 8th most in team = 3rd line usage
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, MTL, 3rd overall 2018
12:13 IT, 13th most in team = 4th line usage
Isac Lundeström, ANA, 23rd overall 2018
11:15, 14th most in team = 4th line usage
Barrett Hayton, ARI, 5th overall 2018
11:08 Ice-Time, 13th most in team = 4th line usage
2019-20 points/game, all 2018 1st round picks this season in NHL
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2nd overall - A.Svechnikov, 1.04
3rd overall - J.Kotkaniemi, 0.24
4th overall - B.Tkachuk, 0.57
5th overall - B.Hayton, 0.29
6th overall - F.Zadina, 0.40
11th overall - O.Wahlstrom, zero points
14th overall - J.Farabee, 0.45
23rd overall - I.Lundeström, zero points
Kotkaniemi has stuggled very bad at this season, and also Tkahuck isn't setting the world on fire like at his rookie season.
What comes to Zadina, it's clear that he isn't anyhow exeptionally bad compared to his draft class and draft position.
Only idiots in here are our HFB posters with too high expectaions. Even Jeff Blashill's usage isn't any problem, he uses Zadina just like other "better" coaches are using their same-aged prospects in their teams. Gives him a 1st PP opportunity and 3rd line IT. Farabee has the exact same treatment at Philadelphia.
So pretty much nothing to see in here. Just get your expectations on the right level. Zadina is doing well lately in AHL and will be part of our future.