Former 6th overall pick Filip Zadina officially signs new contract
Forward Filip Zadina has just made his decision.
Let's recall that the 6th overall pick in the 2018 draft, who was passed over by the Montreal Canadiens in favor of Jesperi Kotkaniemi, was of interest to three National Hockey League teams.
At least, according to information from Kevin Weekes.
Then, there's the journalist Pavel Barta, who reported that the Montreal Canadiens were among the three teams interested in signing Zadina, so we were eagerly awaiting his decision.
After all, it's perfectly in Kent Hughes' nature to give a chance to a player like Zadina, who is a high first-round pick.
He could have been the Lias Andersson of 2024, but in a more offensive version.
Filip Zadina finally signs in Switzerland!
It seems that these three NHL teams were offering him a professional tryout contract, a PTO, and it appears that didn't interest him.
He ultimately chose a guaranteed contract, but in Switzerland.
We wish him the best of luck over there, even though he won't have the opportunity to «fill the Montreal Canadiens' net with goals» while in Switzerland.
At 24 years old, Filip Zadina is a 6-foot, 190-pound forward. He has accumulated 91 points in 262 career NHL games, including 41 goals.
Details to follow.
I'm still surprised to see that he wasn't even able to get a $775,000 contract in the NHL.
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Would you have signed Filip Zadina? | ||
| Yes | 189 | 41.6 % |
| No | 265 | 58.4 % |
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