Lundqvist's Reaction to the Diving Call

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To add insult to injury, Lundqvist was called for diving when he was bowled over after Malone was shoved into him by Marc Staal midway through the second period.
"I tried to talk to [the referee], and he just looked away," Lundqvist said. "I'm on one foot, trying to get up, and I get pushed back in the net and I get a diving call. . . . It's embarrassing.
"They hit me probably three times before that, an elbow in the head, a couple times they ran me over, so I didn't understand that call at all, but it is what it is."


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Random Henrik Lundqvist Pictures

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Tortorella: "Lundqvist is our No.1 guy"

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From Ranger Rants:

“It certainly hasn’t changed our thinking in what we have in Lundqvist,” said Tortorella, who met with Lundqvist on Sunday before the Rangers departed Minnesota on their ice-storm delayed trip home. “He is our No. 1 guy. It hasn’t turn into Marty play well so now we’re going to alternate the goalies back and forth. It’s not happening.”

Simply put, Tortorella said, Lundqvist will play Wednesday night at Tampa Bay as the Rangers open a three-game road trip but he wants to give Lundqvist extra time to work with goalie coach Benoit Allaire to fight through some inconsistencies that have cropped up in his game.

“It’s not a big deal,” Lundqvist said after staying on the ice after this morning’s skate for about an extra hour to work with Allaire. “I’ll get some practice and Marty played well the other night. I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. Today we worked on the little things. It’s just about repeating stuff. I don’t want to be selfish. It’s about the team. Marty played well the other night and won. I think I can be more consistent.”

Biron made 26 saves in Saturday’s 5-2 win at Minnesota. Tonight marks his seventh start and the second time he’s started consecutive games this season, though the first back-to-backs, Nov. 11 against Buffalo and Nov. 14 against Edmonton, were due to Lundqvist feeling under the weather. Tortorella said Lundqvist is not dealing with any health issues.
“I think my game is right there, I just need to be more consistent,” said Lundqvist, who’s made 15 starts. “It’s about making better decisions. It starts in your head. A week ago I had a good game in Pittsburgh (a 3-2 overtime victory last Monday). Your technique doesn’t go away like that. I just need to make better decisions. As a goalie, you make two bad decisions and it’s two goals. You almost have to be perfect to have a good game.”

“He went from Pittsburgh where we had no chance if he didn’t play the way he played to a couple of inconsistent efforts and that’s gone on a little bit this year and Hank understands that,” Tortorella added. “We had a great conversation yesterday.”

That said, starting Biron tonight was not the original plan and it’s a combination of Biron’s play and Lundqvist’s.

“It’s the way (Biron) played and it also gives us, with a team having problems finding ice to practice with our schedule, it gave Hank a day to practice during the morning skate, when he just went on the ice at Minnesota,” Tortorella said. “It gives him two more days. Hank has been inconsistent, he realizes that. It’s a good thing here that we have a backup that’s played well. It gives us a chance to give Henrik to more solid days of practice with Ben. Hank is playing in the Tampa game, Hank is our No. 1 goalie. This gives us a chance for him to regain some of his technique with Ben and it affords us that opportunity in the way Marty has played. So that’s a good thing.”

Pressed, Tortorella was very sensitive to make sure - by repeating the theme often - that Lundqvist is definitely the franchise goalie and Biron the capable backup.

“I don’t think we went into the season thinking we’re going to sit (Lundqvist) and not allow him to get into a flow, that’s not our plan,” Tortorella said. “This isn’t a 1, 1A. Hank is our No. 1 guy. He’s going to play the bulk of these games. It’s not a two-goalie system here. We haven’t gone into this part of the schedule that Hank isn’t going to play these games. It has to do with some of his play, too. It’s changed a little bit with the inconsistency in his game. But do I understand we need to get Hank on a roll? Absolutely. He has to be the backbone of this team if we’re going to get where we want to be.

“It could come down to that,” Tortorella said about ultimately playing Lundqvist through some inconsistent stretches. “I believe Hank is going to get his game together and this is going to be a non-subject. But right now, we have a guy that’s playing pretty well and it allows us to give Hank some practice time to get himself going. Hank’s our No. 1 guy, there’s no question there. We’re going to ride him.”

Tortorella also tired to be sensitive to the fact that Biron is playing well.

“(Lundqvist) is going to be fine and if we’re go anywhere it’s going to be with him,” Tortorella said. “I’m not running down Marty, either. Marty’s been an important part. It’s a good situation for Hank now and for Hank and the team later.”

Lundqvist Pulled For 1st Time This Season; Makes 13 Saves in Loss

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From The Blueshirts Blog:


Lundqvist, who was pulled for the first time this season, offered explanations for each of the three goals, each time knowing that he should have made the saves.

Of Jones’ opener, on a rebound of a Chris Stewart shot 1:04 into the second, Lundqvist said, “I didn’t know where it went. I kind of figured out it went to my right. Like I said, I just need to be better.”

Of Kevin Porter’s deflection of the puck Matt Duchene threw to the net 6:17 later, Lundqvist said, “I went for it and he just got his stick right in front of my stick and deflected it over my stick. I thought I had it, but the guy came right before I was going to grab it with my stick, kind of hit it and it bounced over my stick.”

Of the goal that drove him from the game, Duchene’s drive from the top of the right circle at 12:27, Lundqvist said, “He went through (Michael Del Zotto’s) legs and I picked it up very late. That’s the way he scored. I tried to look around DZ, and instead he went through him. I didn’t pick it up until it was too late.”



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Video of Henrik Lundqvist on The Martha Stewart Show

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Remember to Vote for the All-Star Game

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I just want to remind everyone to continue voting for Henrik to get into the 2011 NHL All-Star game. If he makes it, (I'm confident he will) it would be his second All-Star game. But there's more- The New York Rangers Blog has started a campaign to write-in Sean Avery for the game. Sean Avery is probably Henrik's best friend on the Rangers. Imagine how fun it would be, not just for them-but for us too- to have both of them at the All-Star game. Come on, everyone let's make this happen. When you go to vote for Henrik, write-in Sean Avery as well! The more Rangers the better!


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Photo of Henrik on The Martha Stewart Show

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I've been searching for video of Henrik on The Martha Stewart Show, but as of now I have yet to find it anywhere. If anyone out there happens to come across it, please let me know so I can post it here for the people who have not seen the show yet.

Here's a quick summary:

Henrik said he was "terrified" to bake since he doesn't cook at all. A humorous moment occurred when Martha asked him if he had a food processor in his kitchen, he laughed and replied with "maybe". He also revealed some more details about the restaurant he is opening with Sean Avery. It's called Tiny's and it will be located in a small pink townhouse on West Broadway in Tribeca. The restaurant will be downstairs and a bar will be upstairs. He said it will open in a few months. They're currently in the process of finding a chef and other employees, and putting the menu together. He mentioned that he never really got into celebrating Thanksgiving. He also had two children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation with him, and he spoke about the work he does with them.






The above photo is a picture of the Tiny's building, curtesy of The Tribeca Citizen

Lundqvist blames himself - NYPOST.com

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Lundqvist blames himself - NYPOST.com

Old Henrik Lundqvist Swedish Newspaper Article

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Thanks to reader Kat for finding this old newspaper clipping of Henrik as a teenager in Sweden along with his good friend and ex-Ranger, Fredrik Sjostrom.

Post-Game Notes and Reaction

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•Henrik Lundqvist recorded his first assist of the season, and sixth of his career, on Dubinsky’s power play goal, and stopped 17 of 20 shots in net. He is now 7-6-1 overall, including a 2-4-1 mark at home.

From Rangers Report:

Henrik Lundqvist:

On the Recchi goal:

“It was just a terrible goal.

“I think the guys played really well. I don’t know what else we could do. I just have to stop the third one there and it’s a different game in the end. But we have to keep going. It’s a battle every night and if we can play like this we’re going to have a lot of good games and a lot of points as well.

“I just tried to squeeze my elbow, usually it stops here (at) my elbow and my pants, but somehow it just squeezed through. I was very surprised. It’s obviously a tough goal to give up early in the period, trailing by a goal. It’d definitely something I want to take back, but you can’t, so you accept it and move on.”