Waived: Happy Trails Dale Weise (Waived - Unclaimed)

[Rodu58]

What was the point other than to blue ball the fan base?

 

[Curufinwe]

Outside of tanking, there's no reason for anyone to want Lehtera in the lineup over Weise.

Fletcher should be ashamed of himself.

 

[Adam Warlock]

At this point i think the plan is to tank.

I do too...but then say that or heavily imply it. Fans will get behind it.

 

[BernieParent]

Of course there was a reason. I am pretty confident Fletcher wanted to give another team a chance to claim Weise. They didn't so status quo. It was worth a chance.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Dale Weise rides again.

 

[TCTC]

Of course there was a reason. I am pretty confident Fletcher wanted to give another team a chance to claim Weise. They didn't so status quo. It was worth a chance.

I always wonder what's going through the mind of a player that's put on waivers. Those 24 hours must feel very long.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I think there’s like a 30 day window now with Weise where he can be sent up & down to the minors without the waiver process. That could be something that interested another team.

 

[Tripod]

I think there’s like a 30 day window now with Weise where he can be sent up & down to the minors without the waiver process. That could be something that interested another team.

Well like EE said, it could mean a trade is on the way and they want to sent back a contract or some cap.

With 1 game left then a weak off, hopefully we come back as a team with a few new pieces.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Would not be surprised if he gets traded for another player with a bad contract.

 

[Rebels57]

 

[gertbfrobe16]

maybe weiese requested to be put on wavers, hoping another team would claim him. after the hot mic thing and, him getting scratched for superfly juri.i could see him asking to go to another team.

 

[VladDrag]

Sent Weise down over Lehtera so the Flyers have someone that can speak Finnish to Puljujarvi, after Simmer is traded to Edmonton

Gudas speaks something like five languages, I think one of them is Finnish.

 

[baudib1]

Or maybe Fletcher just sucks and has no plan. There's no reason for the Flyers to take back bad contracts anymore.

 

[VladDrag]

Or maybe Fletcher just sucks and has no plan. There's no reason for the Flyers to take back bad contracts anymore.

Only thing that makes sense to me would be a pending UFA that comes off the books at year's end. Although, those moves are the typically made in the off season, so I got nothing.

I would imagine that Fletch has a plan, I just wish I knew what it was. This do nothing approach is frustrating. It's entirely possible that Fletch wants to tank. We have players that could make this team better TODAY.

 

[landsbergfan]

Only thing that makes sense to me would be a pending UFA that comes off the books at year's end. Although, those moves are the typically made in the off season, so I got nothing.

I would imagine that Fletch has a plan, I just wish I knew what it was. This do nothing approach is frustrating. It's entirely possible that Fletch wants to tank. We have players that could make this team better TODAY.

and as we have said are in a period where we need to evaluate some of the potential talent. I do suspect things will start to move soon. Trades are picking up around the league and he should be able to offload the guys he wants to a few weeks before the deadline itself. It is frustrating to still be rolling out Varone, AMac, Raffl, etc.

 

[landsbergfan]

Or maybe Fletcher just sucks and has no plan. There's no reason for the Flyers to take back bad contracts anymore.

He should absolutely be looking to take back salary and contracts (preferably short term) if the return is good enough.

 

[baudib1]

He should absolutely be looking to take back salary and contracts (preferably short term) if the return is good enough.

Expiring contracts maybe. Contracts that extend into next year? No freaking way. The big-name UFAs are too good this year, and we should be in on all of them.

 

[deadhead]

Signing FAs isn't dependent on cap room the next year or two, but projected cap room 3-6 years out.
So taking back some short-term money won't impact FA decisions, especially with Lehtera, Raffl and Simmonds coming off the books ($10+M).

I doubt we sign more than one big FA in any case, both because we need to save cap room down the road and competition is fierce for the top FAs.
Unless of course we move Voracek or JVR and get their contracts off the books.

 

[Branko]

hopefully his plan is to sell Simmonds cheap....with the caveat that team must take Weise and/or Farmer.

I'd take it at this point.

 

[flyers0909]

hopefully his plan is to sell Simmonds cheap....with the caveat that team must take Weisse, Lehtera, and/or Farmer.

I'd take it at this point.

Why? We don't need cap space. The worst thing we could do is attach one of those contracts and get lesser value for Simmonds. Plus Lehtera is off the books after this season.

 

[landsbergfan]

Expiring contracts maybe. Contracts that extend into next year? No freaking way. The big-name UFAs are too good this year, and we should be in on all of them.

Noted. Just saying that we have the flexibility to take on salary this year (and retain salary) and could in the future depending on who is moved. They should be fine for next season as well, even without moving on from AMac this summer. They've never had this much cap flexibility and should capitalize on it with their budget as big as it is.

 

[deadhead]

Cap room is an asset and should be used.
Especially when making TDL trades, where a number of playoff teams are close to the cap and need help fitting an addition, taking back a bad salary can sweeten a deal.
Knock Lehtera all you want, but getting Farabee and Frost for B Schenn is worth living with him for two years.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Kind of remarkable how many players were targeted or retained by Hextall who nobody else considered a worthwhile NHL asset.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Seems like the guy is done here one way or another.

 

[Curufinwe]

They are treating Weise like he's the guy who has been charged with a drug offense and took two terrible penalties in the last game.