Sabres G Robin Lehner blasts teammates following loss

[Jester9881]

Watched the highlights.... it looks like Kane really screwed the pooch on the 3rd and 4th goals with lazy coverage. Especially the 4th one.

 

[Cynick]

Goalies calling out their teammates is needed sometimes. This might be the spark that the Sabres need.

Man, I miss Lehner's intensity. It was the right move that trade but he's still awesome.

 

[Dogewow]

No player should ever publicly criticize his goalie. No good can possibly come of it.

The corollary to that is a goalie should keep his yap shut about his team's play. Didn't Lehner get the memo?

Why exactly is that the case?

Pointing the finger at one or two people (the goaltending) is different than calling out a group of people or the entire team to be better. Also, stating something like "people on the team are blatantly not listening to the coach" is a lot different than saying "guys on our team suck/aren't good enough".

Plus, I've heard people part of organizations call out goaltending in the past without saying "this guy sucks".

I see nothing wrong with what Lehner said, and if I'm a player on that team that has been busting his ass and following what the coach says, I'm glad that Lehner said something.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

true leaders hold their colleagues accountable, although i don't think doing it through the media is the best way to do it

 

[theMajor]

Love Lehner's passion and intensity. its refreshing to see some honest call outs

 

[karnige]

People assume the goalie is playing bad because the team has not done very well overall.

ask everyone except oilers fans about dubnyk. he always was solid.

 

[McDNicks17]

If any of the skaters have a problem with it, I imagine it going like this.

Random Buffalo Skater: "Hey Robin, why di-"

Lehner:

Random Buffalo Skater: "Uhh...nevermind."

 

[Kimota]

With the way Price has been playing lately, I would gladly take Robin Lehner on the Habs. The guy is a fighter and never gives up on plays.