Martin St. Louis asserted in April that he wanted to finish his career as a New York Ranger.

Now that appears unlikely.

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The Rangers will not be re-signing the veteran winger, Larry Brooks of The New York Post reported Friday, but St. Louis may not be ready to retire just yet.

St. Louis will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Brooks suggested on Twitter that there could be mutual interest between the 40-year-old forward and a pair of Metropolitan Division clubs, the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins, both in search of a top-six forward.

A respected Stanley Cup and Olympic winner and two-time NHL scoring champ, St. Louis wanted to play in New York so bad he demanded out of Tampa Bay in 2014.

Despite his age, St. Louis scored 21 goals this season, good for second on the Rangers; his 52 points placed him fourth in team scoring.

“What else would I be if I wasn’t a hockey player? I have no clue,” St. Louis told Brooks in April. “It’s all I know. It’s all I want to be.”