Waived: Jori Lehtera on waivers! 2/7/19 - Cleared and loaned to LHV

[prototypical4thliner]

This was obviously fletchers deadline deal in advance. He now has other teams where he wants them and the flyers are ready to go on a run.

 

[dag54]

So if Lehtera clears waivers tomorrow and gets sent down to the Phantoms, would Morin need to be re-activated to the Flyers roster in place of Lehtera before he goes on his conditioning stint with the Phantoms?

 

[deadhead]

I'd have to think someone else is coming up, or they just want him to clear waivers, keep him as the 13th forward, and have the option of moving him out as soon as they need the spot.

Right now they can get by with 12, but they need a 13th when they hit the road, though given their schedule of alternating home and away, they might get away with it until the TDL except you really want that #13 in case someone pulls something in the morning skate - long flight from Allentown to Minneapolis on the 12th or Detroit on the 17th.

 

[DancingPanther]

Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee say hi

Come on guy

 

[BernieParent]

Just read philly.com and pretend they're joking.

 

[Ruck Over]

He was just as bad as a player than the other Hextall cap dump in Umberger.

HA, i actively forgot about that guy. And he thought he had something in the tank after hiding an injury and still playing horrible the following season. Unthank you for the memory.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

We traded Brayden Schenn straight up for a player waived 1.5 years later. Makes me ill.

The boys are having trouble with this one.

 

[Hakroach]

We traded Brayden Schenn straight up for a player waived 1.5 years later. Makes me ill.

Lehterä is a good player. Little slow but it doesn't matter. Really solid and heavy veteran presence. A really intelligent player. His caphit is too high and if it was lower everyone would be fine with him as a third or fourth liner even though he should play in the top6 derpaderpaderp...
(summed quotes from Finnish hockey "experts")

 

[TheKingPin]

If someone claims him I'm going to celebrate

How will you be celebrating?...

Haha right over my head

Not sure exactly what he was referring to, but there was a lot of coverage this year where people said we traded schenn for Lehtera and it’s not working out well at all haha. I know I saw them say that on NHL network and wanted to yell at them.

I'd have to think someone else is coming up, or they just want him to clear waivers, keep him as the 13th forward, and have the option of moving him out as soon as they need the spot.

Right now they can get by with 12, but they need a 13th when they hit the road, though given their schedule of alternating home and away, they might get away with it until the TDL except you really want that #13 in case someone pulls something in the morning skate - long flight from Allentown to Minneapolis on the 12th or Detroit on the 17th.

How long after a waive do you have to send them down before re waiving? It won’t matter if we have to do it again just seems like a waste.

Hagg not playing well plus an injury has got to mean Myers comes up. He’s got to play up soon at this point if we trade a dman or not this year.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

How will you be celebrating?...

The only way I know how. Drink as much beer as I can in a 4 hour window

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Clears?

 

[Cootsfanclub]

I'm shocked that he cleared

 

[DaphneLion]

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Bye f*** head. Don't come back.

 

[Striiker]

Will he even report?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Will he even report?

Probably if his remaining money on his contract hinges on it.

 

[DancingPanther]

Shocking, I know

 

[Striiker]

Probably if his remaining money on his contract hinges on it.

His thriving side business back in Finland could mean he’s not too worried about losing a couple extra million.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I can’t believe he had a 44 point season.

 

[BernieParent]

I can’t believe he had a 44 point season.

Maybe someone was pointing a .44 at him?

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Maybe someone was pointing a .44 at him?

Well the Flyers just gave him 3 steps and will never see Jori no more.

 

[Harhis]

I remember vividly when Jori had a nice start to his rookie season and finnish "expert" said in a pre game show he would bet that Jori will score 100 points a season.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

He is an all-star if the game was played along the boards though.

 

[nuclear reactor]

I'd be surprised if he didn't report. He's probably still owed close to $2,000,000 in salary.

 

[Curufinwe]

It's so nice to see this up on the Phantoms website. Been dreaming of this day for over a year now.

Flyers Loan Jori Lehtera to Phantoms - Lehigh Valley Phantoms