Speculation: Is Vegas trading for a goalie?

[TFHockey]

Now that lehner is with cruches and home, cannot play at all. We don't even know for how long, but reports say they saw him with them cruches, is vegas looking and trading for a goalie? And if so, who?

 

[Accelleratii]

Who could they even fit into their cap?

Only option is probably a guy like Anton Forsberg.

Reports are that Lehner is not out long term though.

With Murray always injured and Forsberg having a career year, is he even available at this point?

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

Korpisalo for a 6th

 

[Northernhawk]

KEVIN LANKINEN

 

[Mr Positive]

With Murray always injured and Forsberg having a career year, is he even available at this point?

They said he wasnt but that could be a ploy.

I believe it though. They have a good young team and it might be positive for their development for these last months of the season to be successful ones. There is a balance in cultivating value in picks but also cultivating value in development

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

GM Eichel's got his work cut out for him in Vegas!

 

[SI90]

Varlamov for 2nd+Chyka

 

[TheBeard]

Vegas looking to squeak into the playoffs in order to get 45 million come off LTIR.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Has he really? They have the exact same save % and every Chicago game I have watched, Fleury is standing on his head doing the best he can to keep the Hawks in the game.

Lehner has been doing exactly that all year. People think because Vegas has been a good defensive team in years past that they still are. That couldn't be further from the truth. It's mostly due to injuries, but they've been awful this year.

Moneypuck has Vegas dead last in high danger shots against at 221. Chicago 6th best at 151. Lehner is 14th in Goals Saved Above Expected. Fleury 109th ahead of only Lankinen and Grubauer. Chicago has the 3rd best Expected Goals Against, Vegas 18th.

I'm not sure you can find a single defensive metric for this year that says Chicago is a better defensive team than Vegas. And that certainly tracks with the eye test, having watched every Vegas game.