Sharpshooter

No worries. :thumbs:

I saw that Tweet too! Insane numbers.

Yes, I was agreeing with you with that statement. I guess it didn't sound like it. Sorry. Plus, if Richter never wins the Cup, probably the only thing people would talk about the 1992 floater goal against Pittsburgh. If that doesn't happen, the Rangers probably win the Cup that year. So, that's another example too about bounces and whatnot. Lundqvist is no doubt the best Rangers goalie of all time. There were times where the offense let him down, and times where I think the defense let him down, like the first two games of the 2014 Stanley Cup final. It's just how the game goes. It sucked what happened with Richter late in his career with that knee injury making the save, and then the concussions. It was sad to see. Thankfully Henrik was relatively healthy throughout his career.

If "ifs", "ands" and "buts" were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.

Indeed. It's hard enough to even have the opportunity to play in four outdoor games, let alone win all of them.

He's also 4-0 all time in outdoor games!

Yes. Boston was another team he really stymied, maybe even moreso than the Devils in the Brodeur matchups. I think every game against Boston was 1-0 or 2-1, it was crazy.

- 15 round shootout win over Washington in his rookie season. - Save on Briere's penalty shot in the 2012 Winter Classic - Any time he went head to head with Brodeur. He always upped his game and it was glorious. - Breaking Giacomin's franchise shutout record. - Becoming the winningest European goalie of all time. - The Game 7 wins against Pittsburgh and Washington.

Correct. I know Bishop always gave the Rangers fits, but the offense also shit the bed that game too. It was just a really bad Game 7. lol

Yeah, his Game 7 stats are insane. Prior to his arrival, they were just 3-5 in their history in Game 7's. After? Now 9-6! Plus I think he only allowed more than one goal twice in his eight game seven appearances.

I get what you're saying, for sure. I'm not saying he's one of the best clutch goalies of all time, I just think he deserves a lot of credit for those series wins. Those were not easy triumphs. Like you said, I think the defense was more the culprit in 2014 than Henrik himself, though. Girardi was specifically bad as you mentioned. Is Lundqvist invulnerable from blame? Absolutely not. From a performance standpoint, the Lightning series was definitely the worse moment for him.

I think Lundqvist was a really big factor in the Rangers coming back from 3-1 down TWICE in the same postseason. I think he deserves a lot of kudos for that. He was a big, big reason they beat Washington and Pittsburgh in those playoffs.

For sure. Listen, if someone said they thought Lundqvist was better than Leetch, I certainly wouldn't argue. lol Near the end of Renney's tenure into Tortorella's, those were some pretty mediocre teams, especially on offense. They absolutely had no business getting into the postseason. Henrik was one of the best players in the NHL post lockout, bar none.

A round of applause for Henrik the Great!

It's pretty damn close for sure. It's still neck and neck with Brian Leetch for me.

Indeed. There were definitely times where the offense could have been better, but it's really hard to complain about anything from that era. It was one of the better periods the Rangers had since the late 60's-early 70's probably. They did everything but win the Cup. They might even be setting themselves up for an even longer period of success. I think that helps and this hurts a bit less, but still sucks. It helps that the Rangers are in good hands in goal with Shesterkin and just in good hands in general with the front office and everything.

I'm almost counting on there not being any fans for next season either, but we'll see. Either way, he'll have his day at MSG, and it will be beautiful. Mark Messier's number retirement ceremony was really emotional, this one is going to eclipse that, no question.

Sometimes Rangers' management did him a bit dirty building better teams around him. But, they still had a good sized window to get a championship, and unfortunately just couldn't do it. Games 1 and 2 of the Final against the Kings still give me nightmares. Then, the following season, they are one home win away from going to the Stanley Cup Final in back to back seasons in the salary cap era, pretty astounding. Both of those teams were special, as was the 2012 team.

Unfortunately shitty divorces with franchise icons can be hard to avoid in sports. It's just how it goes sometimes. I don't really feel any better about it, having said that. lol

That was a fun year. That '05-'06 team will always hold a special place.

It was necessary because of past shitty decisions like Pete said. Overall it's a pretty pathetic ending to his Rangers' career. Edit: I remember when he got his first win at MSG and the crowd was chanting his name. 15 years ago. Wow. Where does the time go?

Same. But, that's not happening next season. lol

Yeah, I mean, Lundqvist hasn't been great in, like, three years or so. Unless he plays in front of an absolutely stacked team (Colorado), it will be hard. It still will be hard anyway. lol Even if he wins as a backup, it's fine. He has his Stanley Cup on his resume. That's basically all he has left to be a part of, even if he's a minor contributor to it. I just want it for him.

I've always liked the Avalanche, so I really hope it's there, obviously they have a great shot at winning the Cup next year and in the future too.

This is what I want. At this point, I would love for him to get a Cup and further cement his legacy. It will suck that it wasn't here, of course, but it's better than nothing. Even moreso than McDonagh, Girardi, etc., it would really cement him as an all time great. I mean, I think he is anyway, but a title would be the cherry on top, as that's really the only he hasn't done.