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Alexandar Georgiev’s rapid decline is wild considering he once replaced Henrik Lundqvist

Alexandar Georgiev went from taking Henrik Lundqvist’s roster spot to landing in the KHL in just a few years — a stunning fall for a goalie once seen as a core piece of the Rangers’ future.

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The New York Rangers bought out Henrik Lundqvist to solve their goalie carousel problem a few seasons ago, and one of the reasons behind that decision was the emergence of Alexandar Georgiev. That Georgiev is now out of the NHL entirely, and just signed in the KHL, is quite a shocking fall from grace in such a short time frame that no one saw coming.