Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde was asked whether the coaching staff might consider placing Dominik Kubalik, Jakub Vrana and Filip Zadina on a line together, and the coach was blunt:
“No,” Lalonde answered flatly when asked if a Czech forwaard unit was move he had taken under consideration.
There are certainly reasons why the Czech line wouldn’t work. For starters, none of the three play center. Kubalik and Vrana are left wingers. Zadina is a right winger.
“Probably, I wouldn’t say by accident, but a lot of those guys are similar-like players,” Lalonde said. “Skill, skate, shooters.”
That’s another reason why an all-Czech line likely wouldn’t work for the Red Wings.
All three are known for their finishing skills than their playmaking ability.
“Dominik and me played together on the junior national team, played against each other a lot in Czech,” Vrana said. “All I can tell you is he has a great shot. He has a hell of a one-timer. He’s a big, strong forward. He’s strong on the puck. I think his biggest weapon is his shot.”
