The Philadelphia Flyers would rather trade Egor Zamula than terminate his contract
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – Roster Shakeups Around the NHL episode, on when asked about the Philadelphia Flyers and defenseman Egor Zamula. Zamula’s cleared waivers and is playing in the AHL. Zamula could be thinking contract termination for a free start, but the Flyers prefer a trade to get a body back.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“And the other one is Zamula. So Zamula, the Flyers know, and their fans know, $1.7 million this year and next. Cleared waivers, went down to the American Hockey League. He wants to play in the NHL.
And I think you know, the Flyers defense has been really good this year, really good. (Rasmus) Ristolainen came back. He’s kind of getting squeezed out. I think he wants to play in the NHL.
Now, his agent is Dan Milstein. Dan Milstein did this with (Alexandre) Texier. Texier was at 2.1 (million) in St Louis. They couldn’t keep him at that number. He terminated his deal, and he signed with Montreal, where it’s been better for him.
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I think Zamula is willing to do the same thing. The issue I’ve heard is that Philly would rather have a player. Because you never know. You get injuries on defense. They could need him again this year.
So I think rather than terminate him, I think they’d rather get a player who could either help them at Lehigh Valley in the time being, or potentially help them later.
So we’ll see what that all means. But clearly, there’s a player here who would like to get back to the NHL, and if the Flyers are willing to terminate his deal, I think he’d be willing to do it. So we’ll see where it all goes. But that’s where it all stands.”
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