i got in a devils rangers fight last night and some one told me that Henrik Lundqvist wasn't a solid starting goalie and he's a good back up goalie and thats all he will ever be...i gave him statistics and he then went on to say i really dont know anything about goalies or hockey and that henrik is one of the worst in the league
can someone give me some facts to help me prove my point
2007-12-02 04:10:01 · 17 answers · asked by nonono 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
He may not have the resume of Brodeur but, it looks like this kid can do the job. Mind you he's still young, has little past experience and plays for the flakiest team in hockey. I think he's doing fine. After all, aren't the Rangers ahead of the Devils in the standings?
2007-12-02 04:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A backup goalie...lol - who would the starter be -- Jesus Christ himself?
Lundqvist has been the best goalie in the NHL this season, his stats prove it, he leads the league in wins, has 4 shutouts and an awesome GAA & Save %. In 17 of 24 gamest his year he has allowed 2 goals or less, that is crazy.
He has been nominated for the Vezina the past 2 seasons, and is a walk in for another nomination this year if he continues to play the way he has played so far through 20 games.
To answer your question. Yes, Lundqvist is a solid number one. In fact, he is probably the best #1 in the NHL right now.
Also, he is the best goalie in the shootout as well, look at his stats.
Your Devils friend is an idiot, sorry to say, he knows about as much about hockey as well, most Devils fans.
2007-12-02 15:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by Big Dec 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is purely a case of ignorance and denial on the case of the Jersey fan, just like most Jersey fans they refuse to admit that anybody in the league could possible be better then them, or there coveted Brodeur. While i give them that Brodie is one of the best goalies to ever play the game of hockey, that is all they know about the posistion. Henrik Lundqvist has been one of the best starting goalies since last season. The season started slow for the rangers last year but he continually posted great numbers and then carried them to an insane record post all star game last year. That has carried over to this year when he is one of the best goalies in the league now, playing on a team with out a single big name defender he still has the rangers as the team with the least goals against them.
2007-12-02 13:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bleed Blue and Red 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lundqvist is probably the best goalie in the National Hockey League now.
2007-12-02 13:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by DC FURY 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, and I thought Devils fans were somewhat smart. Lundqvist is better than Brodeur right now. He's got, what, four shutouts already this season, a GAA of 1.83, a saver percentage of .930, and he's ranked fifth OVERALL (as in out of all the players in the league) by yahoo. Meanwhile, Brodeur's got two shut outs, a GAA of 2.31, save percentage of .910, and ranked 24th. So, no, you can tell your friends that Lundqvist isn't a solid number one goalie what so ever with those numbers!
I'd be much happier with Alexis Bledel, amdd. lol
No, I used to work at Blockbuster and work with a freelance movie critic on my last job. Degrees of separations like this come eerily natural to me...lol
2007-12-02 12:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lundqvist is more than a solid #1 goaltender
However, since November 1st, Brodeur leads all NHL goaltenders in GAA, wins, and SPCT, and only Luongo had more shutouts in November. Brodeur just had a bad October...which is to be expected with only 1 home game
2007-12-02 17:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's see..check his stats and don't forget he was the goalie to win the gold for Sweden in the Olympics( the first time he went!) hellooo tell your friend McFly he's wrong.
King Henrik is the man!
2007-12-02 15:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a Vezina competitor (best goalie) each and every year, and would probably start on 90% of the teams in the league right now. One of the best goalies in the game.
2007-12-02 14:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by [z]ther 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
o ya lunqvist is a solid #1 goalie he has the most wins 14, second in shutouts 4 ,second in goals against average 1.83 and 3rd in save % 9.30
2007-12-02 15:43:40 · answer #9 · answered by tarrin_8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Lord. I hate the Rangers, but I gotta respect that man. I like Brodeur a lot, too, but come on, let's call a spade a spade.
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2007-12-02 13:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋