Once celebrated as a symbol of resilience and redemption, Robin Lehner went from being one of the league’s most inspiring comeback stories… to quietly vanishing from the game altogether. #Robinlehner #hockey #nhl #icehockey #buffalosabres #newyorkislanders #vegasgoldenknights #chicagoblackhawks #ottawasenators
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Pray for Robin Lehner🙏
Damn thank you for making this I had no idea! Hopefully he is able to find his way to freedom
He has the same career save percentage as Carey Price, even though he was on several rebuilding teams
Damn; I never heard of the bankruptcy/legal stuff/Tweets etc…. Really hope he finds some peace and improves.
Lehner trying to cynically gain sympathy for his mental illness was truly disgusting. Fuck that guy he doesn't give a shit about anything but himself
He needs mental counseling he's got some mental problems
12:39 ur a cuck this is why America is gonna collapse and why when they come to take your guns when they take away the second amendment you’re gonna give them up lol. U are weak men
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Dude is a financial mess and disaster. Dang.
He's in a non extradition country
He was diagnosed and did inpatient as far as I know in Buffalo. Obviously he was helped by members of this community and doctors. Even if the team itself was not great and or not treating him the way he wanted to be treated he can't just write off people that started the process of wellness.
Buffalo is a big drinking city. Last call at 4am even in most suburbs. Bars then open by 10am. In the winter people like to be in bars. Other than winter sports it can be appealing to get out of work with a fresh foot of snow out and stop in the local bar to warm up those wet socks with people that will slur their words with you and talk sports. Then in the summer it tends to be mostly sunny and around 75F. It is then appealing to sit on a patio for dinner and all of a sudden you have walked down the street and stopped at multiple bars.
Recovery is a marathon, but it feels like a sprint. You get out of detox for a few nights and all of a sudden you don't feel physically ill anymore. Often for the first time in years, but even then the mind starts "SOOOOooooooOOOOoooo just a few light ones on the weekends???????". A lot of the times you get meds worked out and then you feel better, but the mind is like "We feel the same all the time? We need something for celebrating or chilling".
I hope he is doing well. I hope this absence is due to him knowing what is best for himself. Not everyone can handle all the travel etc. Sure some people play until they are a decade older than him, but especially with injuries a lot of people retire in their 30's.
4:39 Panic attacks are some of the worst things you can experience. It's almost impossible to explain to someone who hasn't had one, but you feel like your about to die while the whole world around you crashes down. It's not something I would wish on anyone.
i quickly looked at the thumbnail and title and though it was the sad decline of connor mcdavid, ill come back later
"I'm not ashamed to say I'm mentally ill, but the does not mean I'm mentally weak." I hope their's a happy ending for Lehner. Really appreciate you telling his story.
So self diagnosed mental illness absolves you of all responsibility for poor decision making?
Knights still love you. We will always love you, brother. ⚔️
I’m a red wings diehard from Detroit and followed this man as a huge fan when he was with Ottawa, he was always on bad teams and terrific goalie….. dude has one of best all time nhl goalie save %
What shame his buddy Trump cut all these mental health services. Sad!
He Lehner not enough to be all time best goalie
Loved him hope he just enjoys life
still love him on the Island
Whatever his issues, one big one is he doesn't like to pay his debts.
Robin was in such a dark place in Buffalo. I remember him opening up about his battles about his heavy reliance on alcohol and pain killers. It was sad to witness as a Sabres fan because obviously the situation that he was in with the organization wasn't a healthy one. So when he went to the Isles and had that remarkable season, I was happy for him. I have a jersey of his when he was with Buffalo, and one from the Isles. Always root for the guy no matter where he goes
Wow! I didn't know most of this info and your skills as a documentarian is impressive.
As someone who loves hockey and has battled depression, drug abuse, panic attacks, etc.
I could feel the compassion in your voice.
Thank you for treating this situation maturely and with the high amount of respect it deserves.
BEING FROM Montreal and watching my team for 40 years now. I'm able to take a step back and see that hockey isn't everything. It's just the most important thing 😉
Considering the pressure of playing in big markets, like Toronto, N.Y. , Boston and Montreal (to name a few, we sometimes forget that this is not a Video Game, these are people with the same emotions, highs, lows and struggles that we have.
Considering the recent issues with Jacob Dobish, Jonathan Drouin and Carey Price, I think the time has come, for the league to put in their resources to educate the general public about the fragile line these player's have to walk and that it's not the end of the World if they lose a game, or two.
They have an illness but since it's not seen by the fans, we assume every player is perfect and
because they make big money, their lives are automatically perfect.
It would be interesting, in the future. If you would take a more generalized look at the pressures faced by Major leaguers.
Or, you could take a look at a city like Montreal, where the player's are put in really tough spots and sometimes crack under the pressure..
Thank you for your effort and compassion.
He was my favorite goalie of all time, I have 3 autographs and still pick 40 bc of him as my number whenever I can
Hold up… 16 years for husband murder?
Edmonton sign him
Robin will always have a place on the island. Always rooting for him to be healthy and well no mates hat that looks like.
They can never make me hate you Robin Lehner. When he came to Vegas I was so excited. The way it all played out here was so sad. Half of the fanbase refused to accept him, solely because he wasn't Fleury, despite the fact he was outperforming Fleury in every way. Peter DeBoer scapegoated him that 2021 season and forced him to play through brutal injuries, and the casuals in Vegas hated him for the way our season played out, despite having SO MANY other obvious flaws.
Entirely heartbreaking the way it played out in Vegas, he was meant to be Adin Hill in that 2023 run. It should've been Robin.
I think about him so often and I still wear my Lehner jersey to T-Mobile every home game.
I just hope wherever he is now, he’s surrounded by people who care about him. It broke my heart to see his Twitter, but I still pray his story isn’t over. He’s always fought his way back before, and I hope one day he finds peace.
They can never make me hate you Robin my goat. I pray he gets the help he needs and can have the life he deserves.
Absolutely could not stand this guy when he was in Vegas. The year he was there is the only year the Knights did not make the playoffs.He was undependable, had mystery injuries and was difficult. He was fat and out of shape as meeting his responsibility as a professional athlete to be in shape would have required effort. Even his teammates would not stand up for him. I was amazed how much better they played in front of his replacement Logan Thompson. Yes he went bankrupt a payment plan was arranged by a judge and he broke that. Poor character. Really how difficult is it to make millions for the few short years of an athlete’s career? Having said that if he is struggling I wish him well. I’m also very glad I don’t have to deal with him anymore.
I have a bit of difficulty praying or feeling sorry for a guy taking out these massive loans with no foreseeable way of paying them back. One could play devils advocate and say he was expecting the Vegas money but I think that is a bit naïve considering his final loan would have put him over what he was set to make over the entire 5 years (and that $25 mill was before taxes).. I don't know if things work differently in Sweden but hockey players in Canada are not exactly 'well educated'. The closer you've been to the game the more of that reality you've seen. There's just no time to focus on school, hockey is almost a constant. At the highest levels of youth hockey, education is more of a technical formality, and in most cases teachers will happily pass them along to help them with their careers, if they won't then the parent's will find a private school/teacher who will. The better the player is (or was in their youth) the less education they get, aka exceptional status.
I think a lot of fans who were never around hockey growing up might be surprised to find out just how uneducated their favorite players might be. Granted that doesn't necessarily mean 'stupid' but it can, and I find that's generally why hockey players tend to stay in their lane..
0:09 love that Long Island neck tat
I've have mental health struggles too but it's hard to have a lot of respect for someone who committed financial fraud on this scale after making and squandering a fortune on random things. I have friends with many of the same issues he has (BPD) and some worse (paranoid schizophrenia) and all of them have their struggles but they manage a life with medication and moral help. He had access to world class medical help with his money and being a pro-sports athlete so it's not like he was left to his own devices with no help.
Sad decline? No. Not sad.
edm should sign this guy, dude is a perfect fit for their fit……..
In Ottawa he never displayed any signs of being a franchise goalie whatsoever. I really think he was rushed into the league way too quickly and thus his expectations were too high because he certainly fell short of them.
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Dealing with mental illness is a full time job but unfortunately society thinks expects them to have two more full time jobs on top of it to be successful and worthwhile.
Everyone is Human
what's sad about it ? he's a clown 😆
@MSZFilms we NEED a video on my favorite Russian stickhandler – Alex Kovalev. 🔥🤘🏻
I'm Bi-Polar and a recovering alcoholic. This is all on Lehner and nothing else. BTW I loved him when he played here in Buffalo.
He was dealt a bad hand per NHL. He also had mental health issues, which is a battle all in its own. I pray he gets the support and help he needs. No one deserves to fight mental illness alone.
Robin Lehner is having money issues
Wow the only time he was truly a starter he get hurt that sucks…