Will Lundqvist's #30 be retired?

[NICKtheGREEK]

I don't like to talk or think about the post-Lundqvist Rangers, but do you think by this point in his career, he has enough credentials to have his number 30 retired, it may be too early to tell, but i was curious what other Ranger fans think. At this point ( February 19th, 2015), he has 613 games played,(he is going to pass Mike Richter-666 games), 334 wins, .921 SV% , 2.21 GAA and a Vezina Trophy.Not to mention he was the Rangers player of the decade. He is only 32, so he still has a lot of hockey to play. I think when he wins his well deserved Stanley Cup, that will be the icing on the cake to have his #30 lifted to the rafters of MSG.

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[NYRKindms]

I don't like to talk or think about the post-Lundqvist Rangers, but do you think by this point in his career, he has enough credentials to have his number 30 retired, it may be too early to tell, but i was curious what other Ranger fans think. At this point ( February 19th, 2015), he has 613 games played,(he is going to pass Mike Richter-666 games), 334 wins, .921 SV% and a 2.21 GAA.He is only 32, so he still has a lot of hockey to play. I think when he wins his well deserved Stanley Cup, that will be the icing on the cake to have his #30 lifted to the rafters of MSG.

If he brings the cup the NY yes he will have his jeresy retired. He probably will anyway but that would def make it a done deal

Graves Jersey is up there. I love the guy but ......

 

[Beacon]

Lundqvist easily gets his number retired.

 

[Cassano]

If he retired today, his number would go up.

 

[Thirty One]

Easily. Unless things get ugly late in his contract (I mean contention and not poor play), he'll get his number retired moments very shortly after he retires.

Also, retire Frank Boucher's number!

 

[Miamipuck]

Yes his # would be retired without question, if he retired this very second.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Absolutely 100% no questions asked.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Can you please not title posts "Lundqvist retired" in the midst of him being out with a vascular injury??

I nearly had a vascular injury myself.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Can you please not title posts "Lundqvist retired" in the midst of him being out with a vascular injury??

I nearly had a vascular injury myself.

LOL, thread title updated.

 

[Let Blaine Die]

No one will ever wear #30 for the Rangers again. He could retire tomorrow (knock on wood) and his accomplishments would still be enough to get his name in the rafters.

Ratelle too. That's a ****ing travesty in itself.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Can you please not title posts "Lundqvist retired" in the midst of him being out with a vascular injury??

I nearly had a vascular injury myself.

lirl

Also, yes. His number will most definitely be retired.

 

[Vitto79]

Duh is the answer

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Can you please not title posts "Lundqvist retired" in the midst of him being out with a vascular injury??

I nearly had a vascular injury myself.

You aren't kidding.

But he's gonna be up there.

 

[we want cup]

Is water wet?

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

lol yes.

 

[E-Train]

Yes, without a doubt.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Yes. Cup or not, yes.

 

[Zynbanejad]

Well yeah.

 

[Raspewtin]

Serious question?

 

[The Gloaming]

I don't know. I feel like his contract preventing the Rangers from signing Paul Statsny will hinder his chances.

 

[NICKtheGREEK]

Can you please not title posts "Lundqvist retired" in the midst of him being out with a vascular injury??

I nearly had a vascular injury myself.

I noticed that the title was misleading, i apologize!

LOL, thread title updated.

LMAO Thank You!

Serious question?

Yes, the reason i asked is because believe it or not, plenty of people don't think he should hang in the rafters. I wanted to see if anybody on HFBoards disagreed, nobody yet.

 

[Whiplash27]

Unless he leaves NY on really bad terms I don't see how it would be possible not to retire the #.

 

[silverfish]

After hitting his 600th NHL game this season, Lundqvist essentially guaranteed himself a place in the HHoF.

The details of this are outlined in Rob Vollman's "Hockey Analytics", and as you could guess (maybe ), I don't have that book with me here to explain in much detail.

He has this "tool" where once a player hits 100 points on the scale, he's basically guaranteed a spot in the HHoF. There are 0 players, forward, defense, or goalie, who have a score of less than 100 that are in the hall. There are also 0 players (not including active players) with a score of 100 that are out of the hall.

Lundqvist was at 95, I believe, before this season started (if I'm remembering the book correctly). Once he hit 600 games, his points get weighted a bit more accordingly.

He's over 100 now.

tl;dr - Yes, Lundqvist will have his # retired.

 

[nevesis]

It's not even up for debate.

 

[OnlyTruth]

It's not even up for debate.

I agree. Rangers will retire Hank # without a question.