The Power Within II: Excerpt with Robin Lehner
Key Takeaways
- Robin Lehner discovered that 'less is more' around his fifth or sixth NHL season, specifically during training camps where he previously struggled.
- Reducing aggressive, extreme movements allowed Lehner to keep his eyes working at a high level and track pucks more effectively off the stick blade.
- Staying up on his skates longer directly reduced goals allowed up high, proving that restraint in movement can improve positional save percentage.
- Lehner shifted his training camp mindset from worrying about being scored on to simply rebuilding his visual tracking after the offseason.
- The adjustment produced results within a single camp, with the change 'clicking' each year as he reinforced the less-is-more approach.
The Power Within II book is out, and InGoal has teamed up with co-authors Justin Goldman and Mike Valley to provide exclusive excerpts to Premium Members. You can hear more from the authors on Episode 101 of the InGoal Radio Podcast as well as a number of excerpts from the many great interviews in the book, presented here at InGoal.
Today we start with some great insights from Vegas Golden Knight Robin Lehner on how he has slowed the game down visually and mentally by moving less physically:
To read the full conversation, purchase a copy of The Power Within II on Amazon!
To read the full conversation, purchase a copy of The Power Within II on Amazon!
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