from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
"Last year we started them that way and they really struggled in their own end," coach Jeff Blashill said.
In Tuesday's 5-3 victory over Boston, Blashill put the two together on a line with Pius Suter. For 60 minutes of hockey, the lineup worked. Vrana has a power-play goal and set up Zadina on a nifty goal. Suter had an assist.
There were no glaring issues defensively.Blashill is hopeful it's a sign of things to come.
"They can offensively, what they have to show is they can do it defensively," Blashill said.