Robin Lehner Calls Out Other Goalies, Says He’s “Way Underpaid”

Lehner is now the starter in Vegas. After the team traded Marc-Andre Fleury to the Chicago Blackhawks this offseason, Lehner officially became that man. He’s got four seasons remaining on a deal that pays him $5 million per season. Lehner is right when he argues that comparatively, it’s a good value for the Golden Knights.

“I got my years, but I didn’t get paid.” Lehner added, “Anyone who said I got paid didn’t go and look at my numbers leading up to that season. Tell me how Markstrom got $6 million and I got $5 when I had better statistics than him.” He added that he’d been putting up many strong seasons and not just one like Markstrom did to get his massive deal. He added that Bobrovsky getting $10 million is another example and he said he could go through a list and give a lot better examples. He finished with, “You look through the comparables, I’m way underpaid for what I should be paid.”

Is Lehner Bitter?

It’s hard to tell if Lehner is upset at himself or the organization for taking a deal he believes is so under market value. He signed with a team that had a bonafide starter and he took less than he could have made elsewhere, but he’s also arguing against contracts that are clearly overpayments in some cases.

What’s important for the Golden Knights to know is if Lehner feels resentment toward the team at all. There’s not much he can do about it now, but it’s not good to have a goalie who is bitter and feels undervalued on the roster, especially if he’s clearly now your starter.