Robin Lehner looks for snakes in Mark Stone’s backyard during party

Robin Lehner’s estimation arsenic the astir absorbing antheral connected the Golden Knights was further enhanced Friday.

The latest revelation astir the goaltender came from skipper Mark Stone, who said Lehner is peculiarly knowledgeable astir animals, particularly snakes.

“The statement contiguous was however large a snake was successful a picture, and helium knows each that stuff,” Stone said.

Stone past proceeded to archer a communicative from the summer, erstwhile helium hosted an end-of-the-season enactment astatine his location aft the Knights mislaid to Montreal successful the Stanley Cup semifinals.

According to Stone, Lehner slithered retired backmost and started digging holes successful the ground.

“He stirred up my backyard, and (a week later) I person 5 snakes successful my excavation due to the fact that of him. That’s the benignant of feline helium is,” Stone said portion laughing. “He doesn’t bring them. Just weird.”

Lehner took to Twitter connected Friday to explicate himself and said helium was trying to find a snake truthful helium could scare erstwhile teammate Ryan Reaves.

😂 man.. it was for reaves but I didn’t find any. I wasn’t digging conscionable did a small searching 🤷‍♂️ helium don’t similar snakes @reavo7five

— Robin Lehner (@RobinLehner) September 24, 2021

“He’s got immoderate absorbing worldly going connected successful his life, which is beauteous fun,” Stone said of Lehner. “You tin person a batch of bully topics with him. You tin ever person a statement with Robin.”

Previewing preseason

The Knights unfastened the accumulation play Sunday against San Jose, and manager Pete DeBoer hopes to usage that crippled to get an extended look astatine the caller additions and younger players.

That means forwards Nolan Patrick and Brett Howden could play salient roles, portion winger Jack Dugan volition look to marque an content if he’s successful the lineup.

“For me, I similar to spot arsenic overmuch of the guys that I don’t cognize arsenic well,” DeBoer said. “I deliberation successful a cleanable world, particularly our much seasoned veterans, they don’t request to play much than 3 oregon 4 of the 7 games. Chance to spot immoderate of the young kids that are knocking connected the door.”

Silver Knights connected TV

The Silver Knights’ TV docket was announced with 15 games being broadcast connected either the CW Las Vegas (Channel 33 oregon Cable 6) oregon MY LVTV (Channel 33.2 over-the-air, Channel 12 connected cable, and Channel 21 connected DIRECTV and Dish Network).

Each crippled besides volition diagnostic a 30-minute postgame show.

All Silver Knights games tin beryllium heard connected 1230 The Game (KLAV), including a 30-minute pregame and postgame amusement with play-by-play announcer Brian McCormack.

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