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The $59M Henrik Lundqvist question looms now more than ever

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It comes as no surprise that Henrik Lundqvist is content with his lot in life. The Rangers franchise netminder is fully aware what comes with the territory of his job description, and understands it sometimes can be a lonely place — like it is right now.

“That’s the role I have, the goalie never changes,” Lundqvist said Thursday morning at MTS Center, where he is set to back up his understudy, Antti Raanta, against the Jets.

Lundqvist has not had the best start to this season, a few sparkling performance in the midst of mediocrity.