Former Red Wings goaltender Magnus Hellberg signed a 1-year, 2-way deal with the Dallas Stars yesterday, and as such, Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted an article discussing the employment statuses of several former Wings players who are still looking for teams to take chances on them.
Duff reports that former Wing Filip Zadina may end up playing for Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga..
Making the worst decision since the introduction of new Coke, winger Filip Zadina would walk away from a guaranteed $4.65 million from the Red Wings in order to become a UFA. He’d sign a one-year pact with the San Jose Sharks for $1.1 million, but they would walk away from Zadina after that one year.
Word in NHL circles is that Zadina isn’t even getting any calls from teams on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Reports out of his native Czechia are suggesting that Zadina might return to his homeland to play for his dad Marek, coach of Padubice in the Czech Extraliga.
Continued; I would not be surprised if Zadina chooses to take a European break from the NHL to get his game in order.
