We have no impact on the game. I'm sure the Wings have someone in the marketing dept or somewhere that cruises around hockey forums, but they still haven't fired the 12 year old kid that designs the reverse retro jersey. At least they don't look like pajamas this time around.
I still have 10% hope for Zadina. I think he'll be useful when Vrana comes back for 2 reasons:
- Vrana will need emotional support and the 2 seem to get along, on and off the ice.
- It's typical for coaches to ease players back into the game after a long layoff, so there's a good chance Vrana starts out on the 3rd or even 4th line when he returns. A line of Zadina-Suter/Veleno-Vrana would be pretty damn good for a bottom 6 line. Zadina plays well with Vrana, it's his best attribute.
If Zadina can help Vrana, then the contract might be worth the money. I really think Vrana is the only one that can salvage Zadina's career
. We'll see.