from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
“One of the things we got to get Zadina to understand is it’s super hard in this league to self-create,” Blashill said. “In order to self-create, you’ve got to be super-fast or super big and strong and he’s not either one of those, so what he’s got to do is make sure he does a really good job in his give-go game.
“I think sometimes Filip wants to score so bad that he’s trying to do it all himself. We’ll just keep working on trying to get better opportunities to have a give-and-go, give it, dart to areas and get it back.”
Zadina, who is competing for a spot on the NHL roster, said he’s been through stretches like this before.
“I just want to be patient,” Zadina said. “It’s not about the goals. I just want to play hockey, have fun and win the games.
“I’m not a selfish guy, so I just want to pass it back. For sure I want to keep the puck but at some point, (but) I got to pass it back quicker and I can keep the puck on my blade longer.”
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from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
A disappointing finish for the Red Wings, exhibition season or not.
Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier forced overtime with a late goal, then won it 32 seconds into overtime, giving the Islanders a 4-3 victory.
Below watch Moritz Seider, Anthony Mantha, Filip Zadina and Jeff Blashill after the game.
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