A buddy of mine emailed me last night and said: “And come on...after tonight? Even YOU gotta call him The King.”
My response was: “No I don’t actually, but he did play the best game of his career last night.”
And I really believe he did. Remarkably, Lundqvist stopped the final 26 shots of the game. You would have thought it was the Kings were the ones desperate to get back into the series, not the Rangers, they way they turned it on in the third period.
But Lundqvist was ready for the task.
And that final minute was nothing short of remarkable. Some amazing saves. And some incredibly good luck. Now I understand why goalies look to make slushies on the ice. A little less of it in the crease, and perhaps there is yet another OT.
Yet still, a tremendous game.
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| That is how close the Kings were to sending Game 4 to OT. |
One worthy of the history books even.
But not yet on the level of a King.
Remember: That day comes when in the final game of the season, Lundqvist is jumping in the air and not sitting on the bench or on his buttocks. And when the stat sheet says he’s the game-winning goalie.
Until then, perhaps prince is more appropriate.
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