Trio of teams linked to former sixth-overall pick Filip Zadina

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Cooper Godin
August 28, 2024 (1:28 PM)

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A trio of teams have been lined to former sixth-overall pick Filip Zadina, who remains an unrestricted free agent.

Yesterday, it was reported that former sixth-overall pick Filip Zadina had signed a professional tryout contract with the Buffalo Sabres, but shortly after, the report was denied by his agent, Darren Farris.

Ferris added that they are working on a contract for Filip Zadina and it appears that three teams have entered the mix for the free agent forward.

According to Pavel Barta of Denik Sport, the Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs are three teams in the mix for Filip Zadina.

Note: the following is translated from Czech.

"Agent Darren Ferris told Lance Lysowski of the Buffalo News that Filip Zadina is nearing a PTO deal, but will instead sign with another team @BuffaloSabres. There was also speculation about @MapleLeafs, @Avalanche, @CanadiensMTL. Mainly because the ice was moving." Barta said in a post on X.

If Zadina were to sign with the Montreal Canadiens, it would make for quite the interesting storyline, especially after his comments after the draft back in 2018. Some draft experts believed Zadina could go as high as third overall the Montreal Canadiens, but they ended up going with Finnish forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Zadina then dropped to Detroit at sixth overall.

"I was telling my agent, if they will pass on me, I'm going to fill their nets with pucks," Zadina said in 2018 after being passed on by the Canadiens and Ottawa Senators.

In the years that followed that comment, Zadina has only scored once against the Montreal Canadiens and once against the Ottawa Senators.

The Pardubice, Czechia native suited up in 72 games for the San Jose Sharks where he had 23 points (13 goals, ten assists), 18 penalty minutes and was a minus-44.