Seravalli: Vegas looking to terminate Lehner deal after he failed to report for physical
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MMC
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It's Lehner refusing to report, Vegas is just dealing with a shitty situation.
Current options seems like:
1. Lehner is dealing with some setbacks and doesn't want anything to do with the NHL right now.
2. Lehner is healthy but doesn't to play and want to get his money anyway.
3. Lehner hates Vegas so much he wants to throw away millions to get out.
Unless you believe option 3, Lehner is not looking at playing pro hockey. Also, he would most likely go back to Sweden, not the KHL in an Euro return.
Dude... Please look at it again. That cap is counting Lehner.........
HabzSauce
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I bet you he's killing it with the snakes and doesn't need Vegas chump change
yet only one team seems to be skirting the rules at will without any sort of penalties or repercussions. Curious.
usually it doesn't. at least when the season is under way.
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Jeune Poulet
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I'm not his shrink nor his trainer, nor his agent (if he still has one), so I'm not aware of the full extent of his physical and cognitive capabilities.
I wouldn't be shocked if it was bad enough that he was currently unable to fly to Vegas, though. Hence why I said I wouldn't be surprised if his health prevented him from defending his rights.
Larry Hanson
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As a couple people have said, maybe he doesn't care because his creditors will take it all anyway. He owes something like 20+ million, he's never going to be able to pay that.
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holy shit, hockey buzz is still a thing?
and you're still reading it wrong
The cap applies to all teams and the league will punish teams for being over the cap. If Lehner was healthy to play then the team has until the beginning of the season to get under the cap or be penalized for being over it. But Lehner is probably still recovering form his hip surgery thus would have to be placed on LTIR like any other team do for injuried players and they need the space to have a replacement for said plater. The NHL does monitor how teams use LTIR and medical check on the players every so often to make sure LTIR is being used properly.
ForsbergForever
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If Chicago could make Hossa's allergy to hockey equipment stick, I think Vegas can can handle Lehner. If his back is good enough to suit up, his mental health clearly isn't...
It's not his back. He had double hip surgery. Couple that with him always carrying a lot of weight and there is pretty much no shot he is playing pro hockey again.
He should be able to work things out with the team to where perhaps the physical that he needs to do can be done elsewhere where more possible for him to attend?
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Empoleon8771
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You can hope Lehner is okay while also acknowledging that Vegas is well within their rights for terminating his deal for not upholding his end of the deal.
Having mental health issues doesn't excuse you from the responsibilities you have in this case.
Bounces R Way
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Maybe the snakes got him.
In all serious I do hope Lehner can get himself straightened out. Skipping out on a physical and now potentially millions of dollars is not something a person with their shit together would do. Hopefully somebody is helping him or else I'm afraid the Robin Lehner story will not have a happy ending.
In all serious I do hope Lehner can get himself straightened out. Skipping out on a physical and now potentially millions of dollars is not something a person with their shit together would do. Hopefully somebody is helping him or else I'm afraid the Robin Lehner story will not have a happy ending.
It'll depend on how the process of terminating the contract for failure to show up and his agent and the NHLPA would responded to it.
Viqsi
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Same numbers and same issue. Here's a suggestion - add up all the 2024-25 numbers in that column, including Lehner's, and see what total it gets you.
LeapOnOver
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This. It was a feel good story many years ago, but mental illness is exactly that....an illness. There's no cure either, it's just treating symptoms. If Lehner has done anything he's got a reason, he's sick. It may cost him the salary, but it's more important we hope he can get back on track with the meds and support he needs (if that his what's happening here).
Don't blame Vegas, and I don't blame Lehner. Shouldn't really be badmouthing either one here.
Serious mental health issues? Not many....
RayMartyniukTotems
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No kidding Vegas wants to ditch Lehner...sounds fishy right...of course the Vegas ownership will pay him to shut up and go away...
Report: Knights mulling options after Robin Lehner no-show for physical
The Golden Knights are looking into the possibility of terminating Robin Lehner’s contract after he didn’t show up for a preseason medical exam, according to a report.
www.reviewjournal.com
part of his season salary is suppose to go towards paying off debt as per the bankruptcy case he's going through.
RayMartyniukTotems
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Only 1 way to treat depression...Psychedelics baby...stay the hell away from anti-Depressives they don't work
RayMartyniukTotems
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To even have it not count against the cap via LTIR he still has to show up for a psychical.
