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Kris Draper On Filip Zadina And Michael Rasmussen

08/15/2018 at 5:08pm EDT

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

“We had him very high on our list. Goal scoring is so important at the level we play at, and when you get a chance to add a goalscorer, you have to go with that. It was a no-brainer. We are very excited to add Filip Zadina to the Detroit Red Wings.

“How soon is he going to be a Red Wing? A lot is going to depend on Filip. I would say there are a lot of us that are hoping that he makes it really, really hard on us to make the decision. He obviously has the mindset he is coming to training camp to make the Detroit Red Wings. You have a highly skilled player, a determined player, a focused player and someone who is driven. He is going to get a lot of looks in preseason and in the end have to make a decision: one, what’s best for him in terms of long-term development, and No. 2, what’s best for the Detroit Red Wings.”

There’s also great excitement about 2017 first-round pick Michael Rasmussen after he dominated the 2018 WHL playoffs with 14 goals and 17 assists in 14 games. He had multi-point performances in 10 games, and only went without a point in one game.

“We are expecting big things from Ras. At playoff time, when it’s the hardest to play and it’s the time you want your players and prospects to step up, he had an unreal year for Tri-City. He’s coming in and I think he has the mindset he’s going to make the Detroit Red Wings. We love that. We need that. We want him to do everything he can to make our hockey club."

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