Blue Jackets sign Del Zotto to PTO

The Columbus Blue Jackets inked veteran defenseman Michael Del Zotto to a professional tryout contract, the club announced Friday.

Del Zotto, who was an unrestricted free agent, produced 15 points in 49 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season.

The 30-year-old split the 2018-19 campaign between the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks, and the St. Louis Blues. Anaheim traded him to St. Louis at that trade deadline before re-signing him in July 2019.

Del Zotto has also suited up for the Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, and New York Rangers over 11 seasons.

He's at least temporarily reunited with Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella, who guided him with New York at the start of the blue-liner's career.

The Ontario-born rearguard has collected 236 points in 657 games. The Rangers selected him 20th overall in 2008.

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