Seravalli: Vegas looking to terminate Lehner deal after he failed to report for physical

[The Duck Knight]

This is 100% accurate.

This doesn't happen on any other team in the league. The Avs have a drug addict that has submarined TWO different playoffs that apparently they can't do anything about but the golden turds whack job goalie doesn't show up for preseason so the cap hit goes away ? Whatta joke.

If Val decides not to report after his suspension the Avs can terminate his contract AND not have to pay him. Right now his cap doesn't count at all.

Any player that doesn't report is going to have their cap hit vanish.

 

[Treb]

Can we do this for Ellis then?

Did Ellis refuse to report for his physical?

 

[Treb]

It seems to me Montreal should be getting $10.5 Million in cap relief for Cary Price after this.

Price will never play again. same situation. Just don't report for a physical.

But Price reports for his physical. Not the same situation.

 

[JKG33]

Why would Vegas care about Lehner complaining to the media? You are grossly overestimating

1. the degree to which the media in the US cares about hockey.
2. the degree to which it would be considered inflammatory if the team cut him for not fulfilling his contractual obligation to get a physical

Vegas probably doesn't care, but the NHL sure as shit would which is why they were involved in this