Vasteras Leaves Free Agency Empty-Handed
Teemu Lehtinen was one of the free agents that declined to join the Vasteras Iron Eagles
VASTERAS, Sweden - There was no luck to be had in free agency for Vasteras this off-season. All players that were offered a contract by the Iron Eagles declined, those players being: Felix Zamora (CGY>QUE), Odin Tordahl (HEL>DAV), Chico Salmon (CGY>TOR), and Teemu Lehtinen (TOR>TOR). All options would have been guaranteed first line time with Willem Janssen and Leon Leitner, as well as PP/PK time. As it stands right now, the Iron Eagles have slightly more than five million in cap space with five forwards, four defenders, and one goaltender, and it appears that they will start the season that way. When asked about how he felt about being spurned by every big-name free agent available, GM client Eggly Bagelface had this to say, "Yeah, it is definitely disappointing, but it's just one of those things that you have to get over and move on. I don't think Vasteras has ever been a hotspot for free agents, but I felt we could really compete with other rising teams such as Davos or Seattle if we signed one of the available guys. But like I said, you just have to get over it and keep moving forward. We have a good couple of guys here right now, and we definitely will still be trying our hardest to make the playoffs this season, despite the seemingly large odds against us."