When the puck finally drops on an NHL ice sheet again, it could be in the playoffs capping the 2019-20 season and with it, perhaps, the tenure of New York Rangers’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist on Broadway.
For the past 15 years, “The King” became a lock for the Hockey Hall of Fame, holder of every major franchise goaltending record, took the Rangers to the Stanley Cup Finals and saved the bacon of invisible teammates many times.
These NHL playoffs could be the last for Lundqvist, if not for his career, certainly as a Ranger barring unforseen circumstances.