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He is 38 years old and the NHL is a tough environment for older players.
There will always be some younger skill and a place to snore.
In this case, Russian Igor Sjesterkin, 24, who was picked up from the farm team at the AHL in January and went out the door immediately.
The Rangers got into trouble with Lundqvist, as they also had Alexandar Georgiev on the team. He is also only 24 years old.
So “The King” was forced to abdicate.
That wasn’t the ending Henke planned and there weren’t many alternatives. Professional hockey is a business and there is no place for sentimental chapters.
Ask Peter Forsberg, who didn’t get a spot on the Colorado Avalanche after the 2004 lockout and was kicked out despite winning two Stanley Cups and many other awards with the club.
Henrik Lundqvist has a great track record from his years in New York.
He is the Rangers’ most lucrative goalkeeper of all time with 459 NHL wins.
He won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goalkeeper in 2012.
He has both Olympic gold (2006) and World Cup gold (2017) with Tre Kronor.
Has won almost 900 million crowns
And he has many millions in the bank. A lot.
According to the CapFriendly.com site, he has earned 891 million SEK during his years in the NHL.
As well as an impeccable image of life off the ice, where Henrik Lundqvist has been very popular with fans and has devoted a lot of time and energy to charity work in the New York area.
But long contracts, in this case a 7-year contract starting in 2014, can have unexpected endings.
The Rangers will, of course, pay tribute to Henke next season with a thank you at Madison Square Garden.
Club owner James Dolan and President John Davidson already thanked Henke for his years on Broadway in today’s press release.
His jersey will likely be retiring as well and is a great candidate for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in a few years.
The list of merits is heavy, as I said, and only one NHL championship title is missing. But his resume is so strong that he is sure to get the votes he needs to get elected.
And it deserves it. Lundqvist is one of the greatest goalkeepers in the NHL of all time and a great ambassador for Swedish hockey.
Question: What happens now?
So the question is what happens now?
Does Henke resign or wait to see what offers appear on the open market next week?
Lundqvist certainly has a plan. You have one of the largest and most respected agents in the industry at Don Meehan, so you have all the support you need for future decisions and job applications.
Like everything else at Henke, it is first class.
It’s a bit sad that the Rangers phase him out after he was only allowed to start in the area for five league games in 2020. And that his last effort was two lost games against Carolina in August during the restart at the Bubble in Toronto. .
But you will hear the applause and cheers throughout the years in the hockey arenas packed for many years.
Rangers fans and the rest of us who have followed him over the years can only say:
Thanks for the show!
