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Fuuuck. I'm a Zadina truther. He's gonna get claimed, right? I hope wherever he goes, he pops off. While he never hit his potential here, he always looked good, and got yanked around the lineup so much, I'm sure that didn't exactly help him.
Would much rather keep him than sign too many FAs...
Actually... What does getting waived now even mean? Are they trying to buy him out, or just being nice to let him go to another team free of charge?
Stevie said during his press conference if he isn't claimed he'll be at camp and compete for a spot at the team as he's still under contract.
Wow, I'm surprised that they are going down this path. I thought that he still had some trade value being a top 10 pick. Maybe it's a goodwill gesture by Yzerman to let Zadina get claimed elsewhere?
That's what it sounds like. Zadina wanted a fresh start but Stevie couldn't find a trade, so he waived him to get a shot somewhere else.
I get that the NHL draft is a crapshoot, but man it seems like we've been missing a ton with our picks.