4 months ago
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Updated: Jan. 06, 2026, 2:53 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The bizarre saga involving erstwhile Flyers defenseman Egor Zamula will reportedly now see a extremity successful Columbus.
Gold Star Group supplier Dan Milstein, who represents Zamula, posted connected X that his customer is signing pinch nan Blue Jackets. The woody is worthy $1 cardinal according to Milstein.
The 6-3, 200-pound Zamula has played his full NHL profession pinch nan Flyers since making his debut successful 2020-21. He has appeared successful 168 games and recorded 8 goals, 41 points and a minus-12 plus-minus rating.
He is known much for his protect metrics as Benchrates posted.
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Zamula had divided clip this play betwixt nan Flyers and their AHL connection successful Lehigh Valley. On New Year’s Eve, the Flyers traded him to nan Penguins for guardant Philip Tomasino.
Within days of nan trade, nan Penguins assigned Zamula to their AHL connection successful Wilkes-Barre/Scranton — but he ne'er reported. That nonaccomplishment to study constituted a contractual usurpation and prompted nan squad to suspend him earlier he ever played a crippled for nan organization.
Puckpedia reported connected Monday that nan Penguins placed Zamula connected waivers for nan intent of terminating nan last twelvemonth of a two-year statement worthy $1.7 cardinal AAV.
Earlier successful nan day, Milstein posted a connection connected X saying that Zamula had selected a nine pinch which to return to NHL action. That nine is nan Blue Jackets.
Zamula besides posted a farewell message to Philadelphia connected his Instagram account.
Columbus starts a four-game roadworthy travel connected Tuesday nighttime astatine San Jose.
Tim Bielik been portion of cleveland.com's sports unit since 2013 and has been covering sports successful Northeast Ohio for 12 years. He is simply a wide duty sports newsman who has covered galore sporting events...
