2/29: Petersen has cleared waivers, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
2/28: The Flyers placed netminder Cal Petersen on waivers Wednesday, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
It’s been a tumultuous first season in Philadelphia for Petersen, who failed to make the Flyers out of camp but shuffled frequently between leagues in November and December with then-starter Carter Hart battling illness and injuries. He’s been rostered as the backup to Samuel Ersson over the past month after Hart took leave from the team to surrender to London, Ontario, police in connection with sexual assault charges against him and four other members of the 2018 Canadian national junior team.
This is Petersen’s second time on waivers this season, passing through unclaimed at the beginning of October when the Flyers assigned him to AHL Lehigh Valley to start the season. The 29-year-old once looked like the goalie of the future for the Kings, but they were forced to trade him, and his $5MM cap hit to Philadelphia last summer to clear cap space after a disastrous showing last year that saw him sent to the minors a few months into the season.
Things haven’t changed for Petersen in the City of Brotherly Love, as he’s been borderline unplayable through four starts and one relief appearance. While he has a 2-2-0 record, he’s posted a .864 SV% and 3.90 GAA, slightly worse than last year’s numbers with Los Angeles that got him demoted for the first time since 2020. His last appearance was Sunday’s 7-6 loss to the Penguins, in which he allowed all seven goals on 32 shots.
As such, he’s nearly guaranteed to pass through waivers again. The Flyers can give him a non-roster designation over the next 24 hours if they need a roster spot, otherwise, he can be assigned to Lehigh Valley and his cap hit can be reduced to $3.85MM after 1 p.m. CT tomorrow.
dave frost nhlpa
Carolina LOL
User 318310488
Who says you have to be good to make alot of money?
Gbear
Or post on message boards. :p
DarkSide830
BYE FELICIA!
fljay73
Hey Toronto!…………
;)
User 517680827
As a flyers fan, was hoping this is DB readying roster for a big trade, but probably just Cal stinks lol.
Black Ace57
There is a chance that they bring over Alexei Kolosov in March or April to be the backup.
Gbear
So is Gritty the backup now?
3 hockey
Felix Sandstorm recall tomorrow perhaps.
kingsfan1968
Dude is Cloutier 2.0!