When a reporter mentioned to Rangers forward Chris Kreider on Tuesday that his old teammate, Henrik Lundqvist, had just posted a video of himself on the ice, taking shots, weeks after having had open-heart surgery, a big smile broke out on Kreider’s face.
"Thank God, some good news,’’ Kreider said with a laugh. "Nothing could warm your heart more than seeing that. I mean, open-heart surgery, how long ago, and he's already feeling better, he's already active.
"That's some of the best news that I've heard in a long time and we're thrilled for him.’’
The Lundqvist news was good in and of itself.