Of Red Wings-related note this morning:
- The Traverse City Record-Eagle’s James Cook wrote a recap of the Red vs. White Game:
Filip Zadina called it “one of the best days of my life.” The Detroit Red Wings hope it’s just the beginning.
Zadina, the sixth overall pick in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft, scored the second period’s only goal to help the much younger Team Red beat the veteran Team White in Sunday’s Red & White Game at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City.
The 18-year-old Czech played on a line with Thomas Vanek and Andreas Athanasiou that produced the last two Red goals.
“It was such an awesome day for me,” Zadina said. “I was a little nervous before the game, because they are huge players. … It was one of the best days of my life.”
Athanasiou, Vanek, Luke Glendening and goalie Jimmy Howard were the only full-time NHL players on Red, while White was heavily populated by the bulk of Detroit’s 2017-18 NHL club.
Darren Helm, who scored White’s only two goals, came away impressed with the first-round pick.
“He skates really well and handles the puck even better,” Helm said. “That’s a pretty nice combination. It’d be nice to see him get things going. I think he’s going to be a player to watch in the future.”
2. And WDIV’s David Bartkowiak Jr. took note of the fact that the Red Wings’ jam-packed, 8-game exhibition schedule begins on Wednesday:
The Detroit Red Wings will open the 2018 preseason on Wednesday when they play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena.
GAME TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TV: FSDT, NHLHere’s at look the rest of Detroit’s preseason schedule:
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Sept. 20 — 7:30 p.m. against the Chicago Blackhawks in Detroit
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Sept. 22 — 7 p.m. against the Boston Bruins in Detroit
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Sept. 23 — 3 p.m. against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh
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Sept. 25 — 8:30 p.m. against Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago
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Sept. 26 — 7 p.m. against Boston Bruins in Boston
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Sept. 28 — 7:30 p.m. against Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto
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Sept. 29 — 7 p.m. against Toronto Maple Leafs in DetroitÂ
