‘”It was a scenario where, you finish 31st, you have to make some difficult choices,” Botterill said. “We have informed Robin that he will not be coming back next year. Part of it that was so disappointing and difficult was that I know Robin is passionate about the city of Buffalo, passionate about helping this organization. We felt we had to make some adjustments and that was one of the areas.”‘
Sabres will not extend qualifying offer to Lehner
Source: Sabres.com