Vincent Z. Mercogliano: One of Henrik Lundqvist or Alexandar Georgiev won’t be back with the New York Rangers next season. With the goalie market crowded this offseason, the offers may not be great.
They likely haven’t received any offers they’ve liked for Georgiev. Even if the Rangers retained half of Lundqvist’s $8.5 million salary, finding a trade wouldn’t be easy.
A Lundqvist buyout would carry a $5.5 million cap in 2020-21 and $1.5 million the following year. It would save them $3 million next year.
The buyout window is open from September 25th to October 8th.