Before you tell me that Mt. Rushmore is not as big as it looks in pictures, this is our hypothetical New York Rangers monument for the best stretch of hockey in franchise history. Although this collection of talent did not produce a Stanley Cup championship, the team managing to qualify for the postseason ten straight years in the salary cap era should be commended.
It goes without saying that Henrik Lundqvist is the defining player of the 2004 post-lockout Rangers. With the Swede in net, New York was a perennial contender just because he was in between the pipes on the eighth avenue side twice per game at Madison Square Garden.