When the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Versteeg from the Toronto Maple Leafs, I thought this was a slap in the face to Ville Leino, a vastly improved and underrated Flyers forward who will be looking for a big pay-raise next season. Leino was originally acquired by the Flyers for a fifth round pick and Ole-Kristian Tollefson, a junior B player (Wait...what? He played in the NHL for a bit? REALLY? WOW). Since the transaction, Leino has improved and has followed a great 2010 Stanley Cup run with a solid season. By acquiring Versteeg, the Flyers management is essentially saying that they will not re-sign Leino (due to cap issues). I'm sure Holmgren will try and weasel his way out of this and re-sign Leino, but that's going to be difficult to do. In the meantime, coach Laviolette is trying to solve the problem himself, by pissing off Leino to the point where he wants to leave. Trading for Versteeg wasn't enough...
Laviolette punches Leino in the head:
Posted by: The Say Hey Kid
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