The Anaheim Ducks are welcoming Zack Kassian to training camp on a professional tryout agreement, the team announced on Thursday.

The 32-year-old will look to land a roster spot in California after struggling mightily with the Arizona Coyotes in 2022-23. The Canadian put up just two goals and zero assists in 51 games in the desert, adding a -18 rating over just 9:09 time on ice per game.

The Coyotes ended up buying out Kassian in June with one season left on his contract after he was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers at the 2022 NHL Draft. If he does make the Ducks, which is unlikely, he will be making much less than his $3.2 million AAV in 2022.

Before his time in Arizona, Kassian played seven seasons and 412 games with the Oilers, including some time as a complementary winger on Connor McDavid's line. He posted a career-high 15 goals and 34 points in just 59 games during the 2019-20 campaign.

A former 13th overall pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2009 NHL Draft, Kassian has amassed 92 goals and 203 points in 661 NHL games with the Sabres, Oilers, Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks.

It will certainly be difficult for Kassian to make the team, not only because of his abysmal 2022-23 season, but also with the plethora of young talent in the Ducks' pipeline. It's hard to argue for giving him a roster spot over a younger guy like Brett Leason.

Still, Zack Kassian will get an opportunity to compete for an NHL roster spot heading into his age-33 season, as he looks to prove that he still belongs in the league.

He's the second player invited to Anaheim's training camp on a professional tryout agreement after Scott Harrington was inked earlier in August.