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Vegas Golden Knights To Acquire Robin Lehner, Nick Cousins

February 24, 2020 at 1:59 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 15 Comments

3:55pm: The Toronto Maple Leafs were actually involved in the Lehner deal as well, part of a complicated three-way salary-retaining trade that makes the deal quite affordable for the Golden Knights. The Maple Leafs will sent Martins Dzierkals to the Golden Knights as well, and receive a 2020 fifth-round pick for picking up part of Lehner’s remaining salary.

1:50pm: The Vegas Golden Knights have swooped in at the last moment to land the best goaltender on the market, snatching Robin Lehner from the Chicago Blackhawks according to multiple reports including Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet reports that the Blackhawks will receive Malcolm Subban, Slava Demin and a second-round pick for Lehner. The Golden Knights have also acquired Nick Cousins from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round pick.

Lehner’s arrival in Vegas comes as the team is playing their best hockey of the season, on a six-game winning streak and in first place in the Pacific Division. The big goaltender is having another excellent campaign, registering a .918 save percentage in 33 appearances for the Blackhawks. Lehner is on just a one-year $5MM deal that he signed in the summer to prove his worth once again, but just a small portion of that will have to be covered by the Golden Knights at this point in the season.

The fact that they’ve now brought in another legitimate starter only strengthens Vegas’ position in the Western Conference, and makes them a contender once again for the Stanley Cup. Marc-Andre Fleury’s struggles had been the only thing really holding the group back, but with Lehner added they should be hard to beat.

The question now is what happens in the offseason, if Fleury doesn’t bounce back down the stretch. His contract carries a $7MM cap hit for each of the next two seasons, but the team now has an opportunity to convince Lehner to stay if they choose. Mark Lazerus of The Athletic (subscription required) reported today that the goaltender offered to sign below market value three-year deal in Chicago but “never got an offer.”

Cousins is also not to be overlooked. The 26-year old is also on an expiring contract but will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season. In 317 career games he has just 95 points, but Cousins can offer some secondary scoring and defensively reliable minutes in the bottom-six. He represents some extra depth for a team that is loaded at this point.

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Comments

  1. anthonyd4412

    5 years ago

    Better get some top prospects back

    Reply
  2. acarneglia

    5 years ago

    Wow!

    Reply
  3. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    5 years ago

    Wonder if Macolm’s days are numbered now. Hopefully, it won’t relegate Flower to a back seat.

    Reply
    • MoneyBallJustWorks

      5 years ago

      definitely spells the end of Subban but also helps know that if Flower struggles Lehner can step in. we have seen Fleury just randomly fall apart before.

      Reply
    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      5 years ago

      @MoneyBallJustWorks – this year hasn’t been a good one, for Flower, personally. Hopefully, he and his family will get healed and get through the grieving. It may take a while, though. I think Looch is still feeling the loss of his dad a couple of years ago. Not an easy thing to lose a parent, especially at a relatively younger age.

      Reply
    • windycitykid89

      5 years ago

      Darren Dreger saying Subban is heading to Chicago for Lehner

      Reply
  4. dangercat

    5 years ago

    Should’ve signed Dave Ayres…just ask the leafs

    Reply
    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      5 years ago

      @dangercat – Can’t ask them – just a lot of GRRRRR’ing coming from the GTA… Hey! He just became the new “Big Save Dave”, albeit number two, as Rittich is the number one (for the time being).

      Reply
    • dangercat

      5 years ago

      Haha oh trust me I can hear it over in the ‘berta. Registering on The Mike Richter scale.

      Reply
  5. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    5 years ago

    …why?

    Reply
  6. anthonyd4412

    5 years ago

    Better be a damn good prospect

    Reply
  7. aias

    5 years ago

    I hope the Hawks resign him in the offseason. They need to move on from Crawford. It seems to be a Chicago sports team problem: we always seem to hold onto guys too long.

    Reply
    • windycitykid89

      5 years ago

      Don’t count on it. Rumors saying Hawks looking to re-sign Crawford for less years and less money this offseason

      Reply
  8. cubfanforever

    5 years ago

    Robin going to a new hood.

    Reply
  9. random comment guy

    5 years ago

    Hawks got Subban, Slava Demin, and a 2nd round pick.

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