Back to the Detroit Red Wings Newsfeed

Red Wings prospect Zadina will get opportunity in NHL before end of season

(Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News)

Buffalo — Red Wings fans who have been asking for it since draft night are finally going to get their wish.

Filip Zadina, the first-round draft pick last June, will play in the NHL this season.

Just when, exactly, is still up the air.

“It’s all about the future, and he’s a part of the future,” general manager Ken Holland said. “We’re going to bring him up so he can see what this is all about.

“I don’t know when, and I don’t know for how many games.