NHL will request meeting with Vegas goalie Robin Lehner over medical malpractice accusations: reports

The Vegas Golden Knights’ Robin Lehner has drawn the attention of the NHL after social media posts made by the Swedish goalie accused teams of medical malpractice.

Lehner claimed on Twitter on Saturday that teams had offered prescription medication to players without prescriptions.

The goalie made the allegations on social media in response to a widening rift between former teammate Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres over surgery for a neck injury. 

In a series of posts, the 30-year-old claimed that “many other teams” offered benzodiazepines and Ambien — medications typically used to treat insomnia — to players without prescriptions.

Lehner said that the Golden Knights are not among the teams he’s played for that engage in those