Sportsnet 590 The FAN: The Vegas Golden Knights get out from Robin Lehner’s $5 million cap hit, however they do need to pay him his $4.4 million wage.
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Matt Marchese: “Okay, so we had some information at the moment. The NHL and NHLPA have agreed on one thing for Robin Lehner. What’s the most recent concerning his contract with
the Vegas Golden Knights?
Friedman: “So, Robin Lehner didn’t go to camp this 12 months. The opening day of camp for his bodily. And technically, for those who’re on LTIR, it’s important to do this. If the league ever calls you in and says, ‘We wish to ensure you’re nonetheless unfit to play,’ it’s important to go in or see a physician, like an accredited physician someplace.
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And one of many steps is that, is it’s important to be there on the primary. Like when Chris Pronger was on Arizona’s roster, he used to go to Arizona in the beginning of each season to get checked out.
Mike Futa: “Jake Muzzin had to do that, final 12 months as properly.
Friedman: “Yeah, Jake, Jake Muzzin one other excellent instance.
So Lehner wasn’t there this 12 months. Now, the league and the Gamers Affiliation and the Golden Knights knew he wasn’t going to be there. And however, what, as a result of he’s one other 12 months underneath contract, they needed to work out what was going to occur.
And mainly, the way in which it was described to me is that it’s virtually as if his contract has been terminated, besides he’s nonetheless being paid. That’s one of the simplest ways to explain it.
He. his contract is not going to depend towards Vegas’s cap as a result of he wasn’t there in the beginning of camp, and, and all, however he’s nonetheless going to be paid a wage this 12 months, which was 4 and a half million {dollars}.
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Now, I do know plenty of followers don’t like this. I noticed the reactions after I tweeted about it, and I, imagine me, I perceive why some followers get annoyed about this. Nevertheless, it is a distinctive scenario, and I do know everyone labored fairly exhausting to discover a approach to make this work. And I, from what I’ve heard about it, it’s the very best answer.
