Per Flyers AGM and VP Barry Hanrahan, the team CAN assign Alex Lyon to Lehigh Valley without passing him through waivers. I'm guessing it's because he signed his contract at age-23 (giving him 3 waiver-exempt years) but did not play a pro game in Year 1. From the CBA: pic.twitter.com/U4UeePYSbk

— Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) October 10, 2018