Confirmed Buy-Out [NYR] Rangers have bought out Henrik Lundqvist

[hockeykicker]

Could he go to Colorado for a year ?

Id say them or Washington

 

[SI90]

End of an era. Guy was the face and backbone of the franchise for 15 years. Carried them to long playoff runs. Wonder if he retires or goes to a team to be a back up or 1b?

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Id bet he signs in Washington

They'd be the perfect fit for him.

 

[LOFIN]

Could he go to Colorado for a year ?

Why? I don't think Colorados goalie situation is at ideal spot right now but Lundqvist sure as hell isn't going to be a fix.

 

[WhoahNow]

Dallas could be interested if they can't re-sign Khudobin

 

[BCNate]

If the Canucks don't resign Markstrom, I'd bring in HL on a cheap 1 or 2 yr deal to backup Demko. Swedes love Vancouver!

 

[Trxjw]

Rangers don't have a need for Hall or Pietroangelo.

Think this is a bad idea. Just let him be the backup and eat the money for one season and deal Georgie.

Read the Brooks article. He clearly did not want to be the backup in NY.

 

[BrockLobster]

Wow. $5.5M in dead cap this season for only $3M in cap and $1.5M in real dollars saved. I guess the cost for teams to eat that was too high (i.e. a 1st) so the Rangers elected to save what they can? Gorton is a great GM so you know this move was probably the last resort. Hopefully Hank has enough in the tank to try for a Cup one more time. He's a lock for the HHOF regardless.

Edit: Also, the Rangers are gearing up to afford their RFAs and to extend Zibby next year. They are in a weird situation where they have cap space on paper but have to sign a lot of players that will eat cap space quickly.

Gordon who has players fall in his lap and has 13 mil in dead cap next year = great GM.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Sad end to his NY career. I figured he would be a Ranger for life

Frankly if I was him I would hang em up but that is his choice

At this point he is at best an average backup who can only play 20-30 games

 

[gstommylee]

I don't think Lundqvist will go anywhere else after the buyout. Its not worth to move his family for 1 year at most. He's done as a player.

 

[Taluss]

Sad. Proud to have his jersey on my wall. Best of luck to whatever his future is

 

[JT Kreider]

Gordon who has players fall in his lap and has 13 mil in dead cap next year = great GM.

The Islanders are down their 1st round pick this year and their 2nd the next two seasons with no cap space to work with. Rangers are in much better shape here. Let's see Lou actually put that GM of the year award to work and prove it wasnt a fluke.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

watch him take a flier in carolina. it's not a long flight back and forth if and I'm sure he'll keep his family up in NYC

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

I’ve been telling rangers fans, it’s destiny. Hall will be a Ranger and if he goes there he will be the creme de la creme of their LW position.

quick 11 mill for Hall and Pietrangelo and they’re making the playoffs consistently

 

[BrockLobster]

I’ve been telling rangers fans, it’s destiny. Hall will be a Ranger and if he goes there he will be the creme de la creme of their LW position.

quick 11 mill for Hall and Pietrangelo and they’re making the playoffs consistently

I dont think you understand how caps work.

 

[LOFIN]

I don't think Lundqvist will go anywhere else after the buyout. Its not worth to move his family for 1 year at most. He's done as a player.

Unless he returns to Sweden of course...

 

[BrockLobster]

The Islanders are down their 1st round pick this year and their 2nd the next two seasons with no cap space to work with. Rangers are in much better shape here. Let's see Lou actually put that GM of the year award to work and prove it wasnt a fluke.

Your lips to gods ears. In lou i trust

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Who’s the most handsome guy in the league now without Hank?

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Going to be a sad day when King Hank retires

 

[TGWL]

I don't understand why anybody mentions the dead cap space... Who cares when you save actual cap? You can have Lundqvist on the roster and have less dead cap, with a higher actual cap hit, or more dead cap and less actual cap hit. I know what I'd prefer... We save 3 million. On top of the Staal trade we save over 8 million now. The 1.5 the following year when Shattys buyouy drops from 6 to less than 1.5 million is a great scenario for us.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

I dont think you understand how caps work.

I think I do, I shouldn’t have to mention that trades are a thing but here we are.

 

[Amadeus]

If the Leafs move on from Freddie we can sign him for a year and have him start with Campbell taking an increased role as a back up.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Sad. Proud to have his jersey on my wall. Best of luck to whatever his future is

Did you dump the Bieber poster or did you figure a way for both to fit?

 

[NeverBeNormal]

Go to the Avs, get the Bourque treatment. Landeskog to Henrik, too perfect.

 

[Lion Hound]

I don't think Lundqvist will go anywhere else after the buyout. Its not worth to move his family for 1 year at most. He's done as a player.

Why would he stay in NYC right now? Place literally went to shit. Like for real. Whether he plays or not, i can't imagine him wanting to raise a family in Manhattan right now.