Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
Anaheim declines Lindholm is worth more, And fat chance of Lundqvist being bought out. Gorton will roll with Lundqvist and Shesterkin and trade Georgiev.
If you think this you haven't been paying attention lately (not necessarily your fault, if you're not in the NY media market). EVERYONE worth their salt, and people who aren't, all say that Hank is done in NY, and whether he's bought out, traded, or retires is his call, but the Rangers are completely willing to buy him out. They absolutely LOVE AG, they think he's better right now than Cambot or Raanta were. They think he's a capable goaltender with the potential to be a good-very good starter, so if no one is going to pay them that price for him, they're full content to keep him and roll with the tandem of Igor/AG. Brooks and Carp have both been reporting it, and Libor Hajek, in an interview that I saw yesterday, said Hank basically said his goodbyes after the loss to Carolina in Toronto. Hajek also said Hank said he didn't know if he was being bought out or traded or if he'd sign somewhere else after being bought out, but he said it was his last match.
https://twitter.com/Baamboo22/status/1306374448602320896?s=19 (it's an English translation of the original Czech interview)
The expectation now is Hank is gone, Igor/AG are staying, unless someone really blows the Rangers away with an offer. Anyone saying otherwise either a) really wants AG b) isn't in tune with the Rangers or c) is wishful thinking and tied up in the sentimentality with Hank (which I can't blame them for but it seems like it's pretty much a done deal at this point, time to mentally prepare and get over that).
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