The ultimate 12 months of injured goaltender Robin Lehner’s contract is not going to rely in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights’ wage cap in 2024-25, as a settlement granted the crew some cap reduction, a number of reviews stated Thursday.
Lehner signed a five-year, $25 million deal that was going to final by the upcoming season. However he has not performed because the 2021-22 season as a result of a long-term harm.
He instructed the Golden Knights he was not in a position to report back to the crew in the beginning of coaching camp, placing him in violation of his contract as a result of it was deemed necessary for him to report for a medical examination, the reviews stated.
“He continues to be unfit to play,” Vegas normal supervisor Kelly McCrimmon instructed reporters when camp started. “There are distinctive circumstances surrounding the state of affairs that the NHL, the NHLPA and the membership are at the moment working by.”
That settlement has been determined, with Vegas paying Lehner the $4.4 million owed to him however getting his $5 million cap hit taken off the books for 2024-25.
Lehner prior to now had revealed private battles with psychological well being and addictions and was an advocate on these subjects. He was the recipient of the 2019 Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy, which honors the NHL participant who exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Lehner, 33, performed elements of 11 NHL seasons with the Ottawa Senators (2010-15), Buffalo Sabres (2015-18), New York Islanders (2018-19), Chicago Blackhawks (2019-20) and Golden Knights (2020-22). He went 152-141-49 in 364 video games (345 begins) and recorded 17 shutouts with a .917 save proportion and a 2.71 goals-against common.
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