Watch Henrik Lundqvist Get Emotional When Asked About the Mats Zuccarello Trade

WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist was overcome.

Seated in his locker-room stall following Sunday afternoon’s 6-5 overtime defeat to the Capitals in a match the Blueshirts had tied at 19:29 of the third after pulling the netminder for an extra attacker, Lundqvist coolly analyzed his deficiencies and praised his team’s gumption.

But then came the question about the Saturday night trade of his dear friend, Mats Zuccarello, to Dallas. There was no cool. There was no façade. There was, simply, emotion that could have been mistaken for grief.

Lundqvist paused. He tried to collect himself. His lips were twitching. In 14 years, the only thing that had come close to this was the aftermath of the crushing Game 5 double-overtime elimination loss to the Kings in the 2014 Cup final when he had wept in his stall, equipment on for nearly a half hour after the ride had ended.

Somehow, though, this seemed worse. On Thursday, Lundqvist had talked about his relationship with Zuccarello. But he also told The Post he did not want to think about how he might react to a trade until it became necessary. Saturday night, that became necessary.

But now, after posting an Instagram/Twitter tribute to his little buddy, Lundqvist could not find the words. This was anything but the debonair King.



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