Blue Jackets Sign Former Flyers Defenseman Following Brief and Controversial Tenure with Another Metropolitan Division Rival

Blue Jackets sign former Flyers defenseman following brief and controversial tenure with another Metropolitan Division rival

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The bizarre saga involving former Flyers defenseman Egor Zamula now includes a stop in Columbus.

Roster math forces another player onto waivers

The Columbus Blue Jackets were forced into a roster move Wednesday, placing defenseman Dysin Mayo on waivers after the team added Egor Zamula as an unrestricted free agent.As NHL insider Elliotte Friedman succinctly put it, it’s a numbers game, and Mayo was the odd man out.Mayo appeared in just two games during his 21 days on the NHL roster this season, registering one assist, four shots and one block while averaging only 8:34 of ice time. With …

Egor Zamula Successfully Avoids the Scranton Area

Egor Zamula found his way to the Columbus Blue Jackets after he was traded to Pittsburgh and declined to report to the Penguins’ AHL team in Wilkes-Barre: WELCOME TO THE 614! We’ve signed D Egor Zamula to a 1-year NHL contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season https://t.co/nXriUEaZXjCBJ x @OHHeartofitAll pic.twitter.com/t6pB3mmUhV— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) January 6, 2026 The Flyers got Phil Tomasino in the trade. Pittsburg…

Blue Jackets Sign Egor Zamula: New Addition Strengthens Defense

Egor Zamula has signed a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets after his contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins was terminated early. The 25-year-old defenseman will receive a prorated salary of $1MM. After limited action and a series of transactions, he brings his career stats of 41 points in 168 games to a Blue Jackets team currently facing depth challenges on defense. By the Numbers Zamula has recorded 41 points (8 goals, 33 assists…

Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Egor Zamula To One-Year NHL Deal

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Egor Zamula to a one-year, one-way contract worth $1 million. What to know about new #CBJ D Egor Zamula (6-3, 200), signed today 25 years old, from Chelyabinsk, Russia Has 8-33-41 in 168 NHL games (six seasons) with the Flyers Played junior hockey for Regina and Calgary (WHL) Was on Russias World Juniors team in 2020 pic.twitter.com/Auwe0UE9kI — Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) January…

Blue Jackets sign D Egor Zamula to a one-year contract

The 25-year-old defenseman has registered eight goals and 41 points in 168 games with the Flyers in his NHL career