The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Filip Zadina on waivers Monday.
Zadina scored three goals and seven points in 30 games with the Red Wings last season. The 23-year-old tallied a career-high 10 goals and 24 points in 74 contests over the previous campaign.
The Czech native has two more seasons remaining on his contract with a $1.825-million cap hit. He'll be a restricted free agent in 2025 with a $2.19-million qualifying offer.
Detroit selected Zadina sixth overall in the 2018 draft, one spot ahead of Quinn Hughes. He was a star in the QMJHL with the Halifax Mooseheads and dazzled at the world juniors with Czechia in his draft year.
However, Zadina failed to live up to the top-10 hype, registering just 28 goals and 68 points in 190 games with the Red Wings.
Teams will have a chance to place a claim on Zadina before Tuesday 2 p.m. ET in reverse order of the 2022-23 standings. As such, the Anaheim Ducks will have the first chance to snag the young winger.
The Red Wings have just under $10 million of cap space, per CapFriendly.
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