Sabres will not retain Robin Lehner for 2018-19 season

Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill confirmed that the team will not retain goaltender Robin Lehner for the 2018-19 season.

"We've made a decision on Robin Lehner. It was a difficult decision. Robin is not coming back next year. We felt we had to make some adjustments," Botterill told reporters Friday.

It was widely expected that Lehner wouldn't receive a qualifying offer with free agency scheduled to begin on July 1, the same day he will become an unrestricted free agent.

Linus Ullmark could be in line for more starts as a result.

Lehner posted a 3.01 goals-against average and .908 save percentage in 50 games during the 2017-18 season.