It really surprised me that not a single team thought Lander was worthy of a waiver claim. In the right situation I think he could've made it in the NHL, but it never worked out.
He seems like a great kid, I sincerely hope things turn out for the best and he eventually gives the NHL another shot. I'll be very curious to see how his game translates to the KHL, while it's definitely a step down from the NHL IMO it's a faster skating league than the AHL, and skating's never been a strength of his. It's not terrible, but certainly not good enough at the NHL level to allow his offense to translate.
I imagine this is going to severely impact Bakersfield's playoff hopes, losing their best forward at such a critical juncture...and it'll very likely sewer Puljujarvi's effectiveness as he seemed to rely heavily on Lander's presence in order to generate offense.