This topic is guaranteed to be divisive. As a longtime New York Rangers fan I have seen the team treat players like Ed Giacomin, Brian Leetch and Mark Messier badly, dishonoring their service to the organization. Doing the same to Henrik Lundqvist is the last thing anyone should want to see.
There’s no need to recap Lundqvist’s career or contributions, let’s just say he is one of the greatest New York Rangers ever. But hockey is a business and the NHL has become a league driven by the bottom line. The salary cap has forced teams to make tough decisions in order to succeed.