Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] Robin Lehner signs with the Islanders (1 year, $1.5M)

[Chardo]

He's better than DiPietro, who's the best goalie they're still paying.

 

[Cotton]

Lou is doing something

He’s entering the Islanders into a rebuild is what he’s doing.

 

[Beautvillier]

He's better than DiPietro, who's the best goalie they're still paying.

that 0 dollars on the cap really making me lose sleep

 

[abbbaron]

Lehner is a good sports psychologist away from being a really good #1 IMO.

I'd say at least two good sports psychologists-- the first is at high risk of being dismembered before any intervention arrives

#SychoSwede

 

[LordNeverLose]

Iles fans will appreciate his tendency to throw conniption fits when things don't go his way.

So he'll be our Lundqvist?

 

[LordNeverLose]

lehner is trash lmao how are islanders trying to spin off they like this move? jesus you guys are getting it hard this last week

It's one year and 1.5M. There's no risk. Sorry not everyone wants to give 120M to a goalie.

 

[PWJunior]

lol, they'll call his side of the locker room "Asgard."

We already have Thor, Anders Lee.

 

[DarkHorse2]

That team is not as bad as you think. Good defense (coaching) and goaltending would have them in the hunt. Even without Tavares they're gonna score goals.

It's not exactly like Tavares was a big help down the stretch anyway.

 

[hahahahahahahahahaha]

Hopefully you guys don't end up in a lot of shootouts this year...

 

[boredmale]

Hopefully you guys don't end up in a lot of shootouts this year...

If we do we get 1 point for the loss, that that ain't half bad

 

[PWJunior]

He’s entering the Islanders into a rebuild is what he’s doing.

No shit Sherlock.

 

[Vipers31]

that 0 dollars on the cap really making me lose sleep

Breaking: fan who isn't himself paying $1.5M out of his own pocket isn't overly concerned about ownership still paying for past mistakes for another decade.

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

May have produced fine numbers in his career, thing is you just can't trust him. Lets in the weakest of goals at the worst of times. Doesn't inspire confidence in his defense.

Awesome, that'll make four of those we've had the past three years.

 

[isles55]

Islanders get their first round pick back from the Vanek trade.

 

[isles55]

Hopefully you guys don't end up in a lot of shootouts this year...

I don't think this team will make to many overtimes, and if we do there's no chance we get pasted the 3v3.

 

[Cotton]

This might shock some of the younger, less experienced forum members but some of us were not expecting tavares to re-sign, and given the volume of forwards in the pipeline and vast improvement in coaching, understand that TEAMS, not players, win in hockey. The LVK should help make that point clear.

I love it when people make those “experience” remarks without having the foggiest idea who is in the other end reading it. But I thank you for the lesson, much appreciated, I feel like you’ve uncracked some long hidden code about hockey that was just out of my grasp, god... lol, I feel so much relief, it’s like the matrix now where all this code suddenly makes sense. PeterPuck? f*** no, Bobby Nystroms hairstylist... that who!

But seriously, that poster with the uneccesary snark, my words towards them are meant for them, and not as some general statement towards every Islander fan.

 

[TGWL]

So he'll be our Lundqvist?

Swing and a miss. Like, a really wide miss. Lundqvist pretty much took most of the blame for everything, his mistakes and his teammates mistake for nearly his first 10 years.

 

[SlimCharles]

I've always liked Lehner's talent. Buffalo has been a tire fire. I still think he can be a post hype breakout candidate like Dubnyk. I like it for Isles.

You think the Islanders are going to be better than Buffalo? Okay...

 

[SlimCharles]

From my experience as a goalie, skaters disagree. Some craziness is fun and good, but you want a goalie to exude calmness and reliability, which transfers to the guys in front of him. Defensemen wondering whether they can count on their goalie to make the save when they should just execute the right play between taking a pass or a shot away is the type of thing that sinks teams.

100% truth. Ron Hextall is probably the only goalie I've ever seen in which that doesn't apply to.

 

[Jannik Hansen]

So he'll be our Lundqvist?

Yeah, minus the looks and the ability to stop a puck. Otherwise, completely the same.

 

[PromisedLand]

Lehner is a good sports psychologist away from being a really good #1 IMO.

Agreed!

Add Rask to that and Rask becomes a freakin' BEAST!

 

[Golden_Jet]

When does Lou tell him he has to shave?

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Well that is a fine deal for the Islanders, no risk at all

 

[Yatzhee]

I've always liked Lehner's talent. Buffalo has been a tire fire. I still think he can be a post hype breakout candidate like Dubnyk. I like it for Isles.

Yea, well, as a Sabres fan who has watched every Sabres game since Lehner became a Sabre, I can tell you straight out your bull shit ting yourself. He was a massive part of the problem. Specifically his skill level. But, you think what you want to think. Have a nice day now.

 

[Gilles Meloche]

I thought Lehner was the best UFA goalie available this off season (but that wasn’t saying much). Still think he can be a legitimate starter in this league but obviously I like him more than most.

Good stop gap until Sorokin comes over.