Newsday · Mar 8, 2019
Barry Trotz won't say whether Robin Lehner has concussion
OTTAWA, Ontario — Barry Trotz would neither confirm nor deny.
Islanders goalie Robin Lehner was not available for Thursday night’s conclusion of a home-and-home series at Canadian Tire Centre after exiting Tuesday night’s 5-4 shootout win over the Senators at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum with a suspected head injury.
The coach said Lehner, bowled over by Brady Tkachuk on Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s equalizing goal at 15:20 of the third period, was day to day with an upper-body injury.
Pressed whether he was denying Lehner had a concussion, Trotz said, “I can’t confirm or deny.”
But Trotz did add that Lehner was not ordered out of the game by the NHL concussion spotter.