"Goalies can try to imitate him, but most will fail, because only Henrik Lundqvist can do what Henrik Lundqvist does."
You may not have noticed he was back, since he was never really gone. However, in the Rangers' first meeting with the Penguins this season, we saw three full periods of Lundqvist the King, Lundqvist the Invincible, Lundqvist the Don't Even Try It. It made me realize how long it's been since I thought while watching a game: "Relax. He's got this."
Optics are "the way in which a situation, event, or course of action is perceived by the public" (OED).