Henrik Lundqvist spoke with Jeff Marek and Elliotte Freidman at Sportsnet and said: On who has impressed him so far in the informal skates, “we got the second overall pick this summer in Kakko and he is looking good. He’s big, strong, has good hands. I don’t want to put too much pressure on him this early but he looks like he is well prepared and I’m interested to see…
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Henrik Lundqvist on his motivation, where the Rangers are and goalie rotations
Henrik Lundqvist was a guest on Sportsnet Tim and Sid show and said: On what motivates him, “you just want to challenge yourself. You want to be better than the previous year. There is still a lot to accomplish personally and as a group and each year you try to go in fresh, open mind, new teammates, new challenges but you always see some possibility to improve as a player,…
John Davidson is going to get on the same page with Henrik Lundqvist
5/29/19 | Jeff Gorton told NHL.com that the Rangers are planning to have Lundqvist for the final two-years of his contract and noted that the first half of the season was “great” for Lundqvist but the second half was “not as good.” (NHL.com) Lundqvist was 15-12-7 before the All-Star game with a 3.01 GAA and .908 save percentage. Post All-Star game he was 3-11-3 with a .904 save percentage and…
Henrik Lundqvist on his future with the Rangers
14:06PM: Lundqvist sent a message to Larry Brooks clarifying his comments and re-affirmed that his goal is to win the Stanley Cup with the Rangers. (NY Post) He said that his comments were about how a player is never “bigger or more important than an organization” but that he also has to respect the process the Rangers are going through right now. (NY Post) 9:52AM: In an interview with Expressen…
Henrik Lundqvist is a finalist for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The NHL has announced that Lundqvist is one of three final nominees for the Clancy along with Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jason Zucker. From the NHL release: Through the fundraising efforts and community outreach of the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation (HLF), the charitable organization he founded in 2014 with his wife, Therese, Henrik Lundqvist continues to improve the lives of children and adults throughout the world through education and health services. The four HLF…
Henrik Lundqvist to play for Sweden at the World Championships
4/20 | Lundqvist said that he sees the opportunity to play for Sweden as something that is “fun” and doesn’t really tie into how this season went. (Expressen) Lundqvist will train this week in New York before joining his teammates in Sweden on 4/29. (Expressen) 4/19 | Henrik Lundqvist will reportedly play for Sweden at the World Championships according to reports out of Sweden. (SVT) Lundqvist helped Sweden win Gold…