While watching the New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars last week, I was hit with an epiphany. After Lundqvist was pulled and found himself residing on the bench at the start of the third period, I realized that the deterioration of one of the greatest goaltenders many of us have ever seen is happening right before our very eyes.
This realization did not occur because Henrik had given up four goals on 15 shots, rather it was due to Lundqvist’s reaction on the bench when the MSG cameras focused in on him before the puck dropped on the final frame of an eventual 5-3 loss.