Posts About "Henrik Lundqvist"
Rangers Rebuild: Questions Remain as Season Nears
August 22nd, 2018 The upcoming season isn’t just any other for the New York Rangers. This won't be another year that revolves around a playoff run, questioning whether or not Henrik Lundqvist can carry his team to Stanley Cup glory. Heading into opening night, the Garden faithful are not asking, “Could this finally be the year?” In fact, the...
2000 NHL Draft: 21 Goalies Selected Before Henrik Lundqvist
August 14th, 2018 Based on Henrik Lundqvist's career statistics, one might think that the New York Rangers goaltender was a top pick in the NHL Draft. However, some might be hard pressed to believe that the Are, Sweden native was selected in the seventh round of the 2000 NHL Draft. Today, most scouts and team executives can only utter the phrase...
Metropolitan Division 'X Factor' Players for Each Team
August 1st, 2018 Now that the majority of the offseason has passed and the 2018-19 season is nearing, it's time to look at each team's goals for the season and how they can achieve them. One way to do this is by looking at each team's roster and determining which player is the X Factor, the player most vital for his team to succeed this season. I started...
Rangers' Rebuild: How Long Will Lundqvist Stay On Board?
July 21st, 2018 The best goaltender the New York Rangers have ever had doesn't want to play anywhere but Broadway - even with some potential pain looming at Madison Square Garden. When his Blueshirts finally decided to run up the white flag last season after a decade of playoff and Stanley Cup contention, Henrik Lundqvist professed his desire to be a...
Henrik Lundqvist: The Dan Marino of the NHL
June 8th, 2018 That primal scream you heard outside your window around 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday night was Alexander Ovechkin all the way in Las Vegas hoisting the Stanley Cup, finally fulfilling a childhood dream and taking a fan base to a place many thought they'd never see. It was the kind of scream you hear when someone drops a...
Top 3 All-Time Rangers Goalies
June 5th, 2018 Of all the goaltenders who have played for the New York Rangers in their 90-year history, six are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, two are in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and one, Henrik Lundqvist, is well on his way to hockey immortality. However, only four ever backstopped a Stanley Cup championship for the...
