By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
In the sports cliche landscape of “playing one game at a time,” there’s Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner who answers with deep, reflective answers during Zoom media sessions.
If there’s a word that means the opposite of cliche, it would be a word that describes Lehner’s answers.
Let’s just say Lehner keeps it as real as you get when he answers media questions.
Bear witness to Lehner’s response to a question posed Saturday by the Golden Knights in-house rink-side reporter, Stormy Buonantony, who asked the big goalie about his recovery from shoulder and concussion issues this season.
Here’s Lehner in his own words. He covers a lot of ground in an answer that lasts nearly 2 1/2 minutes, which is a lot longer than the usual fare you hear at these Zoom player sessions.
Before Lehner spoke, VGK coach Pete DeBoer was asked about Lehner and fellow Knights netminder Marc-Andre Fleury. Last season, DeBoer picked Lehner as the primary goalie in the postseason bubble in Edmonton. This year, both Fleury and Lehner are on the top of their games and there’s little separation between the two VGK goalies, DeBoer said.
It’s Vegas vs Anaheim for a 1 PM matinee game Sunday from Orange County, California. Then, the Golden Knights turn around and play San Jose at T-Mobile Arena Monday night.
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