Sabres' Lehner calls reported trade request 'fake news'

Robin Lehner didn't want to go anywhere.

The Buffalo Sabres netminder was not dealt prior to Monday's trade deadline, nor was he hoping for a move, despite a report indicating the opposite.

"That was fake news," Lehner told Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News. "It's funny how it works. Some blogger puts something out. I don't even know who that guy is and people jump on it.

"It's hilarious. This day and age, you don't have to put a source on it. It's not true."

A pending restricted free agent whose future in Buffalo remains undetermined, Lehner was a candidate to move Monday, given the limited goaltending market and the possibility that a few teams were likely seeking some insurance between the pipes.

In the end, Lehner remained a member of the Sabres.

Lehner has held the No. 1 duties in Buffalo for the past three campaigns and has posted a 13-23-8 record and .910 save percentage in 46 games this season.