Robin Lehner News

Lehner underwent hip surgery in August of 2022 and was declared still unfit to play on Thursday as Vegas looks at their next steps with the injured goaltender. Leher failed to attend training camp for a mandatory pre-season medical exam which confirms that the 33-year-old is ineligible to play. He is entering the final year of a five-year, $25 million contract and has $4.5 million owed in 2024-25 if Vegas does decide to terminate his contract.

Lehner did not appear in 2022-23 for Vegas due to hip and back injuries and is expected to start the 2023-24 season on the Long-Term Injured Reserve due to hip surgery. The 32-year-old goaltender last appeared for Vegas in 2021-22 and posted a 23-17-2 record with a .907 SV% and 2.83 GAA. He will hope to be back at some point with Vegas to continue his 12-year NHL career where he has appeared for five different teams (OTT, BUF, NYI, CHI, VGK).

According to the Golden Knights' press release, Lehner suffered a shoulder injury on February 9th and did his best to battle through it but determined that surgery was the best course of action. With Lehner out for the final week of the season, Jiri Patera was recalled from Henderson (AHL) and will likely serve as Logan Thompson's backup moving forward.

Lehner suffered a lower-body injury in Philadelphia on March 8th and tried playing through it but has ultimately opted for season-ending surgery. Vegas is currently two points out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and will rely on Logan Thompson down the stretch.

Lehner is dealing with a lower-body injury following Tuesday's loss in Philadelphia and was sent home to be evaluated. With Lehner out, Laurent Brossoit will start Thursday and Logan Thompson has joined the Golden Knights to serve as the backup.