Adam Ruzicka
26-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Placed on unconditional waivers by the Coyotes for the purpose of contract termination in February of 2024.
Placed on unconditional waivers
The Coyotes placed Ruzicka on unconditional waivers Friday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Ruzicka will have his contract terminated once he passes through waivers. Ruzicka had three goals and nine points in 39 games with the Flames before he was claimed off waivers by Arizona, where he went pointless in three appearances.
Ruzicka will have his contract terminated once he passes through waivers. Ruzicka had three goals and nine points in 39 games with the Flames before he was claimed off waivers by Arizona, where he went pointless in three appearances.
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2024 NHL Game Log
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2022–23
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After breaking camp with the Flames, Ruzicka was scratched for 10 of the team's first 11 games. He then played in 35 straight, during which he racked up all 20 of his points on the year. That stretch included an unexpected stay on the top line. The magic wore out in January, and he was scratched again for all but eight of the last 36 contests. It's not all that uncommon of a development pattern for the Flames' young forwards, mirroring guys like Dillon Dube and Andrew Mangiapane in recent years. Ruzicka is far from guaranteed a spot in the lineup this fall, but he should have the inside edge for a bottom-six role under new head coach Ryan Huska, a bench boss more likely to trust young forwards than previous coach Darryl Sutter.
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Joins new team at practice
Ruzicka (not injury related) was on the ice for practice with the Coyotes on Thursday, Patrick Brown of the Coyotes' official site reports.
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Hopeful to join team Tuesday
Ruzicka (not injury related) is still working through the immigration process but is hoping to join the Coyotes on Tuesday, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.
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Claimed off waivers
Ruzicka was claimed off waivers by the Coyotes from the Flames on Thursday, Randy Sportak of The Hockey News reports.
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Waived Wednesday
Ruzicka was placed on waivers Wednesday, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
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Puts up power-play helper Saturday
Ruzicka logged a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Kings.
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Set to be scratched
Ruzicka appears to be on track to sit as a healthy scratch Monday against Seattle, Eric Francis of Sportsnet reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruzicka has appeared in six straight games for Calgary, but he's gone pointless while posting a minus-3 rating over that span, so it isn't surprising to see him likely heading to the press box Monday. Walker Duehr is expected to take Ruzicka's spot in the lineup versus the Kraken.
Ruzicka has appeared in six straight games for Calgary, but he's gone pointless while posting a minus-3 rating over that span, so it isn't surprising to see him likely heading to the press box Monday. Walker Duehr is expected to take Ruzicka's spot in the lineup versus the Kraken.