(Caps Outsider)
In a move that went from unthinkable to a possibility to a near certainty, the Washington Capitals have officially signed longtime New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist after he was bought out last week.
The contract with Lundqvist is a one-year, $1.5 million deal. Lundqvist is likely looking for one more shot at a Stanley Cup before he retires.
Lundqvist, 38, likely has little tread left on his tires after making his NHL debut back in the 2005-2006 season, the same year as now teammate Alex Ovechkin. Lundqvist has amazed 887 games played since then, playing at least 50 games every year all but once, (excluding the lockout shortened 48 game season in 2012-13, in which he played 43 games) prior to this season.