The Detroit Red Wings have been linked to goaltender Robin Lehner in the past when the aforementioned visited with them in the summer of 2018 prior to his decision to ultimately sign with the New York Islanders.
Currently with the Vegas Golden Knights after a trade-deadline move from the Chicago Blackhawks, Lehner could very well end up on Detroit’s radar again with the expected departure of Jimmy Howard and the need to shore up the crease alongside Jonathan Bernier. He’ll be a free-agent at the conclusion of the Golden Knights’ season.
But for now, Lehner and his Vegas teammates have a job to do in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Lehner came up huge this afternoon against the Colorado Avalanche. He came up with a superhuman glove save robbing Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen of a power-play goal, keeping the game scoreless in Round-Robin play of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers:
This makes me want to see GM Steve Yzerman pick up the phone as soon as the free-agent period begins and make an offer! How about you?
BONUS CONTENT: DSN’s Countdown of the Top Celebrity Detroit Red Wings fans: No. 4
As one of the most popular and well known NHL franchises, it isn’t any surprise that the Detroit Red Wings have fans from every corner of the globe. And naturally, some of those fans are going to be celebrities.
Let’s take a look at some of the well known figures in entertainment who are also known for their love of the Winged Wheel!
No. 6: Actress Kristen Bell
The Huntington Woods, Mich. native first rose to fame as the eponymous character of the teen noir drama series Veronica Mars (2004-07), and also had roles in Heroes and Gossip Girl. She’s also won a Golden Globe for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role in The Good Place. Her numerous film credits include Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Couples Retreat, as well as lending her voice talents in Disney’s Frozen and Frozen II.
But before all that? She was a fan of the Detroit Red Wings – and even envisioned a future as the spouse of a certain goaltender known as “Ozzie”.
