Lehner rips teammates in postgame tirade after Sabres fall to Canucks
The Buffalo Sabres came up with a loss for the sixth time in nine games Sunday night, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Vancouver Canucks.
And according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News, goaltender Robin Lehner wasn't having any of it.
The 25-year-old sounded off on his team's performance after the game.
"We haven't done anything," Lehner told Harrington after the loss. "We win one game and we think we're Chicago ... We haven't done anything in this league. (Gionta) has won a Cup. All respect to him, he's done something. The rest of us haven't."
Lehner pointed specifically to the Sabres' lack of structure throughout, going so far as to call his mates "disrespectful" for ignoring the coaching staff's game plan.
More Lehner on not playing system: "Let's do another deke, let's do another play. .Get out of our zone? No, let's do the fancy thing."
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) February 13, 2017
Yikes.
Buffalo's performance against Vancouver certainly left more to be desired. The Sabres gifted the Canucks with six power-play opportunities, trading goals with the Canadian club before going dry for the final two periods. Canucks winger Alexandre Burrows scored the eventual game-winner early in the second frame.
Lehner finished the night with 27 saves on 31 shots, and his 16th loss of the season. The Sabres remain five points out of a playoff spot heading into the home stretch.