Arizona Coyotes claim forward Jiri Sekac off waivers

Jiri Sekac will pack his bags for Arizona after he was claimed off waivers by the Coyotes, reports Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

With Sekac claimed by #Coyotes, the #Blackhawks are up to $354,829 in season end space, $1.649M at deadline.https://t.co/UKCN2ifO5U

— General Fanager (@generalfanager) February 27, 2016

The 23-year-old winger appeared in only six games for the Chicago Blackhawks after being acquired in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks for Ryan Garbutt. He recorded his only point in a Hawks uniform Thursday with an assist in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators. He and a plus-7.3 percent Corsi relative in about 10 minutes of ice time per game.

Sekac has a $925,000 salary cap hit for this season. He is set to become a restricted free agent this summer.