EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Robin Lehner has already had an intense few months off the ice.



Now that he’s back on the ice, things are just as intense. He’s the latest Mitch Korn student and there’s no slacking off in this study group.



“I’ve been a pretty unstructured goalie, more of a ‘try to save the puck any way you can’ type,” Lehner said. “There’s a lot of changes for me right now. I’m buying in to trying it a new way, their way. I’m excited about it but it’s going to take some time. It’s a hard transition. I’ve got to be patient and trust it will get better.”



If Lehner has doubts, he need only look at the roster of goaltenders who have studied and thrived under Korn: Dominik Hasek, Pekka Rinne and Braden Holtby are the headlining names, but there are new No. 1 goalies like Philipp Grubauer and Carter Hutton who owe a debt to the affable 61-year-old from The...