Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault disappointed by Robin Lehner’s accusations

Philadelphia Flyers coach Alan Vinho has denied Vegas Golden Knights goalkeeper Robin Lehner’s allegations that Vinho and the Flyers have involved players in medical malpractice.

Lehner posted a series of tweets on Saturday about the NHL team’s treatment of athletes to draw attention to the stalemate between Buffalo Sabers and Lehner’s former teammate Jack Eichel.

Lehner tweeted that players were regularly given benzodiazepines and Ambien for travel and “many teams just give it out without a prescription.” In a follow-up tweet, Lehner seemed to indicate that the Flyers were such an organization and asked to dismiss Vinho.

“Of course, I was very disappointed,” Vinho said at the Flyers camp on Monday. “I’m taking medicine and I don’t need any more income. I don’t know where this is coming from, don’t know what else to say. I have no idea. “

To reinforce his view of the trainer’s misinformation, Vigneault asked the reporter if he believed COVID 19 was genuine. “Many people don’t,” the coach said. “Do you think the vaccine is good? Some people believe that vaccination will either become a magnet or change the DNA.

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Many do not. Lehner told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on Monday that he didn’t want to blame Vinho for distributing the pills to the players.

In one of his tweets, Lehner called Vinho a “dinosaur” among coaches.”I don’t know a young man. [He] said I was a dinosaur. I think I experienced myself. dinosaur? Can you say that with experience you might become a dinosaur? I know I have been coaching for several years. I’m tough I request But I take care of my players. I want her the most.

Over the years, some have liked me and some have liked me a little. But I did it with the best intent and respect. “Vinho said. Vinho said he didn’t know why Lehner chose him on Twitter. He wasn’t contacted by the league.

Lehner made a productive call with the NHL Players Association on Sunday. He also called it in his tweet. James van Hoften, NHLPA representative of the Flyers said he had never seen a player abuse the drug given by the team without a prescription.

“I think the game has come a long way in my career, but I’m sure there are people suffering from problems. I’m not blind and naive about it,” he said on Monday. rice field. “But players of this generation are more willing to ask questions. Whether teams, leagues, or PAs, they have been trying to educate men about the seriousness of certain substances over the years. “