Red Wings' Zadina clears waivers

Detroit Red Wings forward Filip Zadina cleared waivers Tuesday.

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 Vancouver Canucks defenseman 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 had a chance to place a claim on Zadina before Tuesday 2 p.m. ET in reverse order of the 2022-23 standings.

The Red Wings have just under $10 million of cap space, per CapFriendly.

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