San Jose inks former Detroit forward Zadina to 1-year contract

The San Jose Sharks inked Filip Zadina to a 1-season, 1.1 million-dollar deal today.

The Sharks have signed Filip Zadina to a one-year, $1.1M deal. pic.twitter.com/hzFfCIR9D9

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 10, 2023

The signing comes a few days after the Red Wings put the ex-6^th overall selection on unconditional waivers for the purpose of deal termination.

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Detroit GM Steve Yzerman shared a week ago that the forward and his agent wanted a trade a month ago, but a deal didn’t happen.

Filip was inked through the 2024-25 campaign at a cap hit of 1.825 million dollars. Zadina will forfeit over 4.5 million dollars over the next 2 years because he agreed to terminate his contract.

Picked with the 6^th overall selection at the 2018 NHL Draft, the forward notched 3 goals and earned 7 points in 30 matches with Detroit in the past campaign. Zadina also played in 2 matches with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, as he scored 1 goal.

Yzerman believes that Filip can become a full-time National Hockey League player.