Knights Want Enigmatic Goalie To Go Away

Vegas and Lehner have both been quiet on his absence. The last media release on him was at the beginning of the season announcing that he would begin the season LTIR.

The 32 year old is under contract until the end of the 2024-25 season with a cap hit of $5M.

In the past Vegas has been accused of cap circumvention, like during last year's playoffs when their captain Mark Stone was conveniently activated from injured reserve ahead of their first game of the Stanley Cup playoffs after not playing since January 31st because of back problems. Stone would score 11 goals and 24 points in 22 games on the franchises run to their first ever Stanley Cup.

This situation however feels different. Since he's last played Lehner has experienced a multitude of legal troubles, some the Golden Knights would like to separate themselves from. However, none of them are severe enough for the Knights to be able to terminate his contract.

It is clear though, the Knights don't want Lehner anywhere near the team and in a perfect world, they'd love to see him wiped from team history as well.