COLUMBUS, Ohio — The bizarre saga involving former Flyers defenseman Egor Zamula now includes a stop in Columbus.
The Blue Jackets signed Zamula for the rest of the season on Tuesday. Gold Star Group agent Dan Milstein, who represents Zamula, posted on X that the deal is worth $1 million.
The 6-3, 200-pound Zamula has played his entire NHL career with the Flyers since making his debut in 2020-21. He has appeared in 168 games and recorded eight goals, 41 points and a minus-12 plus-minus rating.
He is known more for his defensive metrics as Benchrates posted.
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Zamula had split time this season between the Flyers and their AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley. On New Year’s Eve, the Flyers traded him to the Penguins for forward Philip Tomasino.
Within days of the trade, the Penguins assigned Zamula to their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton — but he never reported. That failure to report constituted a contractual violation and prompted the team to suspend him before he ever played a game for the organization.
Puckpedia reported on Monday that the Penguins placed Zamula on waivers for the purpose of terminating the final year of a two-year contract worth $1.7 million AAV.
Earlier in the day, Milstein posted a statement saying that Zamula had selected a club with which to return to NHL action. That club is the Blue Jackets.
Zamula also posted a farewell message to Philadelphia on his Instagram account.
Columbus starts a four-game road trip on Tuesday night at San Jose.