It's a question that is already being asked, and one that will be continually asked for decades to come: Where is Lundqvist's place in Rangers history?
Since we don't have the privilege of being able to look into the future, we can only assess what Lundqvist has done thus far in comparison to what former Rangers greats have also done.
Lundqvist was the first Rangers goalie to record 30 wins in his rookie season, but, more impressively, he went on to record an additional six 30-win seasons after that. That's seven consecutive 30-win seasons in as many seasons. That's very impressive when also taking into account that no other goalie had put up more than three consecutive 30-win seasons to begin their NHL career.
There are also accolades aplenty for Lundqvist.
He was nominated for the Calder Trophy in 2005-06, and although he lost, he was named to the All-Rookie Team. In his rookie season, he was also nominated for the Vezina Trophy, and would be an additional three times before winning it in 2012.
He's also appeared in three NHL All-Star Games and was named to the 2011-12 NHL First All-Star Team at seaso ...
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Where Does Henrik Lundqvist Rank Among the All-Time Great NY Rangers?
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