{"id":27167,"date":"2018-04-16T20:04:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T00:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=27167"},"modified":"2018-04-16T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T00:04:09","slug":"new-york-rangers-henrik-lundqvist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/04\/16\/new-york-rangers-henrik-lundqvist\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers Henrik Lundqvist To Miss World Championships Due To Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been announced\u00a0that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers<\/a> top goalie<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lundqhe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrik Lundqvist<\/a> <\/strong>has declined the invitation to play for his country in the World Championships this year. This is due to a knee injury that the 36-year-old Swede has been struggling with throughout the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Det tar emot, men m\u00e5ste tyv\u00e4r tacka nej till VM i\u00e5r. Min kn\u00e4skada som jag dragits med senaste 5-6 m\u00e5naderna s\u00e4tter stopp.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Henrik Lundqvist (@HLundqvist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLundqvist\/status\/985583312398901250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Henrik Lundqvist To Miss World Championships.<\/h1>\n<p>Although the NHL All-Star star showed no sign of this injury during the season, Lundqvist stated that it has been at the back of his mind since an early\u00a0knock in October\/November. This is a similar\u00a0injury that occurred\u00a0while in the World Championships last year where he took Sweden to gold.<\/p>\n<p>The King spoke up on Breakup day to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/rangers\/video\/breakup-day-2018-lundqvist\/t-277437422\/c-59765803\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rangers Tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter that, it\u2019s been there. Something I had to deal with \u2026 it\u2019s not affecting my play, but it\u2019s something that every day you have to look after. It\u2019s not ideal, but I think it\u2019s part of playing in this league, too. You play every day and you just have to make sure you do whatever is necessary to be ready to play. But now I see an opportunity to get the right treatments and feel 100 percent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It has been a brutal season for the Swedish\u00a0goaltender, who the Rangers have relied on heavily. He played 63 games in the season,\u00a0starting in 61 of them. He put up a .915 save percentage and 2.98 goals against average.<\/p>\n<p>Over his impressive 13-year NHL career for the Rangers, he has stayed strong throughout. Playing over 800 games and achieving a career .919 save percentage and 2.37 goals against average. He was originally drafted in the 7th round, 205th overall of the 2000 NHL draft and in return Lundqvist has put his blood, sweat, and tears into the team.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>It is hoped after receiving Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections to reduce pain, the beloved goalie will be able to recover quickly. However, the Rangers are going through an exciting rebuild for next season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/04\/07\/alain-vigneault-fired\/\" target=\"_self\">removing coach<\/a>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vigneal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alain Vigneault<\/a><\/strong> was part of this. Lundqvist has requested his intention to play out his career with the Rangers. It is hoped that this rebuild will produce a more dependable back up to ease the pressure for Lundqvist to do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been announced\u00a0that the\u00a0New York Rangers top goalie Henrik Lundqvist has declined the invitation to play for his country in the World Championships this year. This is due to a knee injury that the 36-year-old Swede has been struggling with throughout the season. Det tar emot, men m\u00e5ste tyv\u00e4r tacka nej till VM i\u00e5r. 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