There is no denying how important Henrik Lundqvist is for the New York Rangers. Without no. 30, who knows where the Rangers would be on any given night over the last the 14 years.
He has been a model of consistency posting 20 wins or more in every season he’s played, including 25 or more wins in 12 of those seasons. Not only have the wins been there, but he’s served as a calming force when the Rangers needed one, just think back to the 2013-14 Stanley Cup Final run. The Blueshirts found themselves down 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round and Lundqvist put the team on his back carrying them to the Eastern Conference finals and their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1994.