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Brian Leetch said of Lundqvist yesterday, “for two periods there was one man holding the fort and that was Henrik Lundqvist. We have seen this before it’s the reason he is up for the Vezina and the Hart. He was the Rangers MVP today.”
Leetch continued his praise of Lundqvist, on MSG, by saying, “he has been the face of the Rangers since the lockout. On the ice he continues to be the foundation that this team is built around. The players are only allowed to do what coach Tortorella wants is because of him. He is in the prime of his career and has taken the responsibility to excel in the playoffs
When asked about Lundqvist on the MSG post game show, Marc Staal said,”he played great and he was sharp early and you could tell he was in one of those zones.” Staal added that Lundqvist may start to get into the Devils heads, “when he is that sharp and he is coming up with those stops I am sure they feel some frustration.”
Yet another example of why Henrik Lundqvist deserves Hart Trophy. He regularly turns defeat into victory. #nhl
— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) May 19, 2012
On how Lundqvist represents the team, John Tortorella said on MSG, “Henrik displays who we are with how he competes. He is a great competitor as far as his preparation and what he does for the hockey club.”
NHL.com has more on Lundqvist.
Back on February 16th, there was an advertisement in Newsday with the headline of “Linqvist” that drew the ire of many Ranger fans.
Jason Gay writes at the Wall Street Journal that, unlike Jeremy Lin and “Linsanity” which petered out, Henrik Lundqvist is and has been here to stay.
“Lundsanity” survives, but there’s nothing trendy about it. New York may be just waking up to it, but Henrik Lundqvist is doing what Henrik Lundqvist does. This is not a short-lived phenomenon. The 15th minute has come and gone. The No. 30 jersey is full price. This feels here to stay.
Katie Strang writes at ESPN NY of this play, “It was a stunning sequence that highlighted his steadiness and composure in goal that led the Rangers to a 3-0 shutout win against their bitter division rivals Monday at Madison Square Garden. The 30-year-old Vezina/Hart Trophy finalist made 21 saves to record his fifth career shutout in the playoffs — a performance that allowed the Rangers to take a 1-0 series lead.”
Steve Serby has more on Lundqvist at the NY Post
On Lundqvist, John Tortorella said on MSG “Hank was really good in the second period.”
On how Lundqvist’s play impacted the game, Larry Brooks wrote in the NY Post, “The King has allowed two goals or fewer in 11 of his 15 starts this tournament, recording two shutouts and five one-goal-against games. His outstanding work through the guts of the match last night allowed his teammates to gain their equilibrium following a second-period stretch in which the Rangers were turned back time and again by the Devils’ forecheck.”
Ken Daneyko said, “such consistency. He makes it look easy because he is so square to the puck. He is always in position.”
Brian Leetch said that the Devils are trying to go by the scoring against Lundqvist playbook, “they are trying to go high on him when they have the opportunity. He is square to most every shot. He has done it consistently all year.”
On that strategy, Zach Parise told the NY Post, “get a new bleepin’ book,” Parise decided.”
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of 23 shots last night to win his second career game seven.
Half of those shots came in the second period where the Caps had the Rangers pinned in their zone.
On how he approached the second period barrage, Henrik Lundqvist said on MSG last night, “1-0 game, game seven, I knew the next goal was going to be so important to this game.”
He added, “I’m not gonna lie, I was nervous.”
The New York Post has more on Lundqvist, as does Newsday.
Henrik Lundqvist has finished 14 games in two rounds and has a 1.68 goals against average. And only won 8, lost 6. #nomarginforerror
— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) May 13, 2012
At CSN Washington, Chuck Gormley writes that the Capitals strategy against Henrik Lundqvist recently has been to create a lot of traffic in front and to aim to beat Lundqvist with high shots.
Two of the three goals the Capitals scored on Saturday were in the upper part of the net.
Capitals goalie coach and former Vezina Trophy Winner, Olaf Kolzig said of Lundqvist, “his angles are so good and he plays so wide. You’ve got to beat him with a good shot, a good high shot.”
Kolzig added, “for what he’s done in the city that he plays in for the number of years that he’s done it is just tremendous. He’s up for the Vezina, he’s up for the Hart and he could legitimately win both. He’s a competitor. It’s playoff hockey and you say it time and time again that you’ve got to get traffic in front. ”
Lundqvist said earlier this season that he started to use a different glove.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 45 of 46 shots in the Rangers triple OT win over the Capitals on Wednesday night to break a seven game playoff OT losing streak.
It was the fifth time so far in the playoffs that Lundqvist has allowed one goal or fewer.
At ESPN.com, Craig Custance writes that the win was of special importance to Hank:
Through little fault of his own, Lundqvist hadn’t won a playoff overtime game since 2007. After winning his first career playoff overtime game, he lost seven consecutive. In many of those games, he was the reason the game even got into overtime. For most of that span, the Rangers were the underdog, a team that had trouble supporting their goalie. And yet the streak extended on.
John Tortorella said on MSG, following the game, that Hank is what this team is all about, “he leads us. The way he portrays himself. The way he plays. His competitiveness and just the way he carries himself is what we are as a team. It’s good for Hank to get something done in that way and it keeps on building as he keeps improving as a goalie.”
More on how important Lundqvist is at the NY Post
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 of 27 shots included 9 during a big surge from the Senators in the third period.
Hank said to SNY after the game, with a big smile, “I kept telling myself that they are going to come, they are going to come. But we were everywhere, diving and blocking shots.
He added, “it was exciting, it was fun. You just know that if they get a goal they get the momentum and it’s important to make that extra save because you know things can change so fast
Marian Gaborik said to SNY after the game that “Hank stood on his head. He made unbelievable saves.”
Brian Leetch said last night that Hank feels a responsibility to the City of New York to lead the Rangers.
Joe Micheletti said on MSG that Hank made a lot of changes to his game during the last offseason including losing 15 points, working on his glove and changing his skates.
Dave Maloney added, “he has been the moral conscious of the hockey club. He is relaxed and poised. He has done what he had to do and backstopped this team to win this series.”
Pierre LeBrun has more on Lundqvist at ESPN.com and Steve Zipay has more at Newsday.
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