Tribute Henrik Lundqvist Appreciation Thread
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KirkAlbuquerque
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Idk if it’s already been discussed but TSN produced a retrospective article on Hank
about why he deserved more Vezinas and is a 100% HoF lock using GSAA and WAR and how he laps the field in both categories during his career (2007-2020). Just proving what a lot of us already knew, best goalie of his generation AINEC and one of the best all time.
about why he deserved more Vezinas and is a 100% HoF lock using GSAA and WAR and how he laps the field in both categories during his career (2007-2020). Just proving what a lot of us already knew, best goalie of his generation AINEC and one of the best all time.
NYR94
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It's ridiculous how far beyond his peers he was most seasons especially when you take into account the defense he often played behind and the shots they gave up. Also LOL @ this graph:
He was completely ripped off in the Vezina department
basically hank was the second best goalie most seasons behind whichever flavor of the month had a career year. But there was never anyone consistently close to him
basically hank was the second best goalie most seasons behind whichever flavor of the month had a career year. But there was never anyone consistently close to him
Ail
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Piggybacking off some of the previous comments about how incredible Lundqvist actually was here is a great breakdown from a Reddit post:
Again, I know some think saying his career was "wasted" is a hot take but Ranger's management was so bad they could not give Henrik a team just average enough to get the job done. It's ironic and sad that the team they are building now is about to be undoubtedly so good, Henrik would have probably won multiple 'Cups.
Edit: Didn't realize Reddit posts embedded. Whoops.
Oh yeah and the Canadian media and their obsession with Carey Price and Fluery can f*** right off as usual.
Again, I know some think saying his career was "wasted" is a hot take but Ranger's management was so bad they could not give Henrik a team just average enough to get the job done. It's ironic and sad that the team they are building now is about to be undoubtedly so good, Henrik would have probably won multiple 'Cups.
Edit: Didn't realize Reddit posts embedded. Whoops.
Oh yeah and the Canadian media and their obsession with Carey Price and Fluery can f*** right off as usual.
blue425
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JCProdigy
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NYRFANMANI
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hear hear
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also the TSN article mentioned (I suppose it's this one):
An ode to Henrik Lundqvist - TSN.ca
blue425
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Seriously it should be the first post. This way when someone wants to shit on him the evidence to the contrary is easy to find
mrhockey193195
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It's been a few days, and as much as I'd like to, I can't deny it: I'm absolutely broken.
Igor Shestyorkin
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Same dude. My mind still wants to deny that he’s not a Ranger anymore. It feels more wrong than anything I’ve ever seen or gone through.
mrhockey193195
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I'm in my 30s. I've watched my childhood heroes - Gretz, Mess, Leetch, Richter - all hang them up. This is worse. Hank is basically my age, but I saw him from the beginning. I remember the day we drafted him. I saw his first game, and now I've seen his last (as a Ranger). He was the last athlete keeping my childhood obsession of hockey and the Rangers alive. It's just really, really hard to come to terms with.
RosensRug
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Just saw that--awful news. I hope that whatever he's suffering from, is something that he recovers from fully and quickly.
I hated the idea of seeing him in a Capitals sweater, but this just sucks.
Get better, King.
I hated the idea of seeing him in a Capitals sweater, but this just sucks.
Get better, King.
Which resident buffoon will be the first to drop a “screw him for hiding this and screwing over the Rangers cap situation” hot take?
Amazing Kreiderman
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Not that, but I am curious to know how medical experts on the Rangers missed a heart condition the doctors in DC found months later.
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He’s done. If he’s not playing this year then he’s done. He’s already 38, turning 39 in March. If he’s not playing at all this season, you can be sure it’ll take him months to get in game shape. He’ll be close to 40 before playing another game.
More than anything I hope it doesn’t affect his daily life after hockey. I hope it can be fixed.
It really does suck with regards to the cap hit lol Best of luck to him.
More than anything I hope it doesn’t affect his daily life after hockey. I hope it can be fixed.
It really does suck with regards to the cap hit lol Best of luck to him.
Definitely a good question. There are however many heart conditions that are acute--something that maybe didn't exist a few months ago, or maybe he had an underlying condition that was not presenting symptoms and therefore was not detected on any of the "usual" tests that they're doing. Who knows.
Amazing Kreiderman
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Yeah, I am not saying the Rangers are at fault for not noticing it per se. But short of an acute heart condition, you'd expect a billion dollar organization to be able to detect these conditions.
Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things, just something that popped in my head. The buy out isn't going to be affected by this.
No offense, but what does a “billion dollar organization” have to do with anything? They have been known to be a first class organization through and through, therefore I am sure they have the best doctors on retainer essentially. If the Doctor(s) miss this it would be on them, although I would not be finding fault with them either. Short of the Rangers organization, Henrik, and/or the Doctors hiding this, there is nothing to say other than it is extremely unfortunate and sad.
Get better soon Hank! Nothing more important than your health and family.
Paulie Walnutz
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Wonder what the heart condition is. I’m a Tele Tech and watch hearts for a living.
The value of the organization isn't really relevant. Sometimes, conditions are undetectable until you become symptomatic, and the doctors then know something is wrong and to run really advanced tests to see what's happening. I have several men on my father's side of the family that died of this sudden cardiac failure, and there was never any warning--the only way (apparently) to truly know you're at risk for the condition is to see if you have the genetic marker.
If Henrik has something unusual or that wouldn't be caught through routine physical testing performed on athletes, and presented no symptoms, it wouldn't be surprising for it to go undiagnosed. It happens all the time, to people from all walks of life, those with access to poor medical care or the best medical care.
I don't see any reason to go questioning what the Rangers did or did not do right until/unless something that comes out which warrants further inquiry.
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