Henrik Lundqvist is on the verge of an unfortunate career-first

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The future of the New York Rangers is incredible intriguing, specifically between the pipes. Henrik Lundqvist is 37-years-old and set to play the fewest games in a season since the 2014/15 campaign.

Behind him is 23-year-old Alexander Georgiev who has looked the part of a future starter in the NHL and despite playing in less games, he only has 5 fewer wins than Henrik. Furthermore, Lundqvist is likely to experience a career-first that he probably never wanted to experience.

Henrik Lundqvist's streak of 20-win seasons is likely over. He has 18 wins with two games to play, and David Quinn said Alexandar Georgiev will get the start Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
— Colin Stephenson (@ColinASteph) April 4, 2019

Wednesday night, Lundqvist and the Rangers fell 4-1 to the Senators on home ice and with two games to go, it looks like Henrik will only be able to get to 19 wins on the season (he's never had under 20 wins in a season in his career).

sad. truly sad. if they win vs. columbus I'll be mad because that means the team showed up unlike tonight. Hank deserves last game. End on a high note. 6 game L streak for him, no?
— Starfield (@Starfie147258) April 4, 2019

Lundqvist hasn't won a game since March 9th against the Devils and it would be nice to see him snap that winless streak of 6 games before the season is over.

Nobody knows what the future holds for the Rangers, but some tough decisions could be on the horizon, along with a massive change in leadership.

Is Glen Sather stepping down as president of NYR? Multiple sources suggest it’s likely to happen in the near future, that this is Sather’s call and that he would still be an advisor to James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of MSG, but NYR would be looking for a new president.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 4, 2019

(H/T: /r/hockey)