The dust has settled on the Henrik Lundqvist era, one of, if not the best player in the history of the New York Rangers’ franchise is riding out the storm on an abysmally bad team. This is the worst collection of talent on a team since prior to the 2004 lockout season. Through it all, Lundqvist was typically viewed as the sliding door in terms of contention.
Meaning that in every sport, there are individual decisions that dictate the direction of a franchise for the next decade. The window to realistically compete for a championship can evaporate in just a single season.