Lundqvist wants to play

King Henrik wants to rule elsewhere.

“I still love to compete. I still love the game and I still want to WIN!” Henrik Lundqvist tweeted Sunday, leaving little doubt the 38-year-old goaltender is willing to play elsewhere after the Rangers ended his remarkable run on Broadway with a contractual buyout last week.

One option could be the Capitals, who are interested in adding the Swedish netminder, according to Sportsnet, in what would likely be a backup role.

The Capitals are expected to let longtime goalie Braden Holtby become an unrestricted free agent, which would make Ilya Samsonov the starter following an impressive 16-6-2 rookie season.

It’s unclear whether Lundqvist would be willing to take on a backup role, though it may be his only choice given that his play has regressed over the past few seasons.

The opportunity to win his first Stanley Cup might make Lundqvist, who won 459 games in 15 seasons, willing to do so.

Lundqvist lost the Rangers starting job this past season with the emergence of 24-year-old Igor Shestyorkin.

It didn’t make sense for the Rangers to carry a backup goaltender with a $8.5 million cap hit, so they instead chose to buy out the final year of Lundqvist’s $59.5 million deal, opening up $3 million in cap space.

Other options for Lundqvist include the Hurricanes and Golden Knights.

It’s unlikely Lundqvist would return to Sweden to continue his playing career, seeing as his wife and kids are likely to stay in New York.

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