{"id":87482,"date":"2020-09-29T19:30:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T23:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=87482"},"modified":"2020-09-30T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:25:08","slug":"report-new-york-rangers-buyout-goalie-henrik-lundqvist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/29\/report-new-york-rangers-buyout-goalie-henrik-lundqvist\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers Buyout Goalie Henrik Lundqvist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Rangers<\/a>\u00a0 have bought out the contract of longtime star goalie<a href=\"https:\/\/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\"> <strong>Henrik Lundqvist.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OFFICIAL: Rangers announce that the team has bought out the final year of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Rangers (@NYRangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYRangers\/status\/1311304819446034432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe buyout was also confirmed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/29\/rangers-buying-out-henrik-lundqvist-in-bittersweet-end-of-an-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post Larry Brooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Henrik Lundqvist Has Been Bought Out<\/h2>\n<p>As has been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/27\/nhl-rumours-rangers-canadiens-wild\/\" target=\"_self\">rumoured for a while now<\/a>, the Rangers having three goalies on their roster meant that Lundqvist was expendable. With cap space coming at a premium due to the pandemic causing franchises to tighten their financial belts, it seems this was inevitable. Still, a mainstay in the net for the Rangers will be moving on. That is if he wants to continue to play. The last year of his seven-year $59.5 million contract will save the team $3 million in cap space. It will also create $1.5 million in dead cap space for the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n<p>Henrik Lundqvist stands as the sixth winningest goaltender in the NHL with a 459-310-96 record. He also has a 2.43 goals-against-average and a .918 save percentage. Lundqvist has had 64 career shutouts and 61 postseason wins to his long resume. During the past season, his statistics have dropped off a bit. He participated in 30 games with a 10-12-3 record and a .905 save percentage. His goals-against-average was 3.16. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2011-12 when he turned in a stellar performance. Lundqvist went 39-18-5 with a .930 save percentage and a ridiculous 1.97 goals-against-average.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>In the team&#8217;s last 19 regular season games Lundqvist did not start a game. Team president <strong>John Davidson<\/strong>, general manager <strong>Jeff Gorton<\/strong>, and head coach <strong>David Quinn<\/strong>, along with goaltending coach <strong>Benoit Allair<\/strong>e all concurred that their two young goalies would get more attention. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alexandar Georgiev<\/strong> <\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shestig01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>Igor Shesterkin<\/strong><\/a> have been giving more starts and apparently, the team&#8217;s brass feels they will go with their youth in net. It&#8217;s difficult to argue that decision since the young tandem took the team to an 18-10-1 record down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Still, this is an end of an era for &#8220;King Henry&#8221;. We will need to wait to see what his plans are for continuing to play or to retire. 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OFFICIAL: Rangers announce that the team has bought out the final year of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist\u2019s contract. \u2014 New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 30, 2020 The buyout was also confirmed by the New York Post Larry Brooks. 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