Since King Henrik broke into the NHL, he has shown he is an elite goaltender. The 29 year-old goaltender already has an extensive list of accomplishments.
Since 2005, Henrik has won Olympic Gold, made the NHL All-Star team, and lead the NHL in shutouts, twice. What is more impressive is he was a Vezina finalist three times in his first three years. The fact that Lundqvist is the only goaltender to record 30-plus wins in his first six seasons arguably makes him one of the best in the league.
For Henrik's entire career, he has been on a team with an average offense at best. Most of the responsibilities of keeping the New York Rangers in the game fell on him. To say the least, he has answered that call, only missing the playoffs once.
Henrik's career numbers put him on pace to be among the top goalies to ever play the game. Right now, Lundqvist's regular season numbers break down like this:
GP
GS
W
L
OTL
GAA
SV%
SO
406
400
213
137
49
2.32
.918
35
The Rangers are a better team from last year. They added a set up man in Brad Richards and picked up Mike Rupp to add a ...
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NHL 2011-2012 New York Rangers: Why Henrik Lundqvist Will Win the Vezina
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