Since the NHL emerged from the 2004-05 lockout, the Rangers’ goaltending situation has been in good hands. Henrik Lundqvist emerged from the depths of the 7th round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and established himself as the Blueshirts’ franchise netminder. While other goalies around the league have had better individual seasons over the last decade and a half, no one approaches the consistency that Lundqvist has brought to Broadway.
Thirteen consecutive 24+ win seasons to begin his career, eight seasons (seven in a row from 2009-2016) of a .920+ Save Percentage, five All-Star Game appearances, and a 2012 Vezina Trophy give Lundqvist all the accolades he needs in terms of basic statistics and media acknowledgements to prove his greatness.