Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted on Sept.
PITTSBURGH — Henrik Lundqvist often needs a few minutes to gather his thoughts before addressing reporters following a tough loss.
And so it was Saturday, as he stared blankly into space, goalie pads still on and baseball cap pulled low after the Rangers’ season-ending, 6-3 loss to the Penguins at Consol Energy Center.
What was different on this occasion was that he had had 20 extra minutes — in hockey time — to ponder what went wrong after coach Alain Vigneault mercifully replaced him with Antti Raanta for the third period.