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According to the Detroit Red Wings, they have recalled their top prospect Filip Zadina from the Grand Rapids Griffins and he is expected to make his NHL debut on Sunday vs. the San Jose Sharks.
The Detroit #RedWings today recalled RW Filip Zadina from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned G Harri Sateri to the Griffins.
Details: https://t.co/7agKnUxtXD pic.twitter.com/S029pFfigY
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 23, 2019
In a corresponding move, goaltender Harri Sateri has been sent to Grand Rapids.
From Detroit Red Wings:
Zadina, 19, was the Red Wings’ first-round pick (sixth overall) at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He has appeared in 45 games with the Griffins this season and has 31 points (15-16-31), ranking third on the team in goals, fourth in points and tied for 15th among all AHL rookies in points as the second-youngest player in the league. Zadina’s offense has picked up of late, with points in each of his last seven games and in nine of his last 10, totaling 11 points (5-6-11), a plus-eight rating and 34 shots on goal in that stretch. He has also recorded four two-goal games this season and recently set a Griffins franchise record for quickest overtime goal after scoring just eight seconds into the extra session on Feb. 16 vs. San Antonio.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound forward spent the 2017-18 season with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, totaling 82 points (44-38-82) in 57 games to place seventh overall in league scoring. He also led QMJHL rookies in scoring and earned a spot on the QMJHL First All-Star Team and All-Rookie Team, while winning the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league’s best professional prospect. Zadina also tied for the Halifax lead in playoff scoring by collecting 12 points (5-7-12) in nine games. On the international circuit, the Pardubice, Czech Republic, native represented his country at the 2018 and 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships. At the 2018 tournament, Zadina led the Czechs with seven goals and eight points in seven games, earning a spot on the WJC All-Star Team. He previously won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament after posting a tournament-best seven points (5-2-7) in four games. Zadina received his first taste of professional action between 2015-17, picking up two points (1-1-2) over 27 games for HC Pardubice in the top Czech league.
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Drysdale: Full Detroit Lions 2019 ‘Perfect’ NFL Mock Draft Vol. 1
Round 3 (No. 88 overall) Michael Jackson (CB) – Miami
Despite what some fans may think, the Lions’ secondary (outside of Darius Slay) is hot garbage. Unless Slay can cover both sides of the field on the same play (he can’t), the Lions absolutely must give him some help on the other side. The answer could be Michael Jackson out of the University of Miami. Jackson has good size and he is not afraid to mix it up when asked to play man coverage.
From The Draft Network:
Michael Jackson has attractive qualities as a potential starter in the NFL. Jackson’s size and physicality at the line will serve him well on the boundary. Yet Jackson’s lapses in discarding blocks, tendency to grab just a split second too long on breaks and his modest change of direction skills and burst in space pose as barriers that will make him a scheme-specific prospect. Jackson needs to play press-man coverage in order to properly illustrate his strengths.
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Drysdale: Full Detroit Lions 2019 ‘Perfect’ NFL Mock Draft Vol. 1
