Rangers News: Henrik Lundqvist having knee trouble

I like Johnson as well, but give him 25 to 30 games. Hank looked tired ina few games down the stretch 70+ is way to much.

I would love to see Hank get a little bit of a break next year, but I still feel like he is gonna get about 70 starts

The rangers just need to be a better team so that Lundqvist doesn’t NEED to be the crutch…. We can put in any back up and not really worry about it. Lundqvist is an elite goaltender on what has been a mediocre team. They need to improve around him. They’ve been drafting well and have brought in a few good players… they need to get rid of the dead weight and improve on and replaces those players… create a team that doesn’t need to rely on it’s goaltender to win the games… win them their selves.

Fire sather. End of story.

I’m sure this goes for all of us when I say we would enjoy the luxury of seeing Hank play 60-65 games, but we all know that with our cap situation, a backup is not going to be top priority, and whoever said it is right, he can NOT keep being our crutch. We do need to play better in front of him. With that said, does anyone have any idea who may be available at a decent price, for a backup?

My second question for you Ranger faithful is who do you think is the one guy , Slats seeks during FA and does anyone think Gilroy will be back next year, or bait to move up in draft?

He cant be playing more than 60 games. This guy is burnt out from playing so much the last few years its a wonder he doesn’t have more injuries.

Other than Brodeur (oohh I love how the devils and fatso choked again!) Nobody has played more than Lundqvist.

The Rangers have been abusing Lundqvist for years.
There is no reason to start him EVERY game.
Look at the Devils and Brodeur…..since 2001, Marty has played nearly every game, and come playoff time, all those minutes add up and work against the player and team.
Rangers have a couple of good goalies in the system…use them……stop trying to trade to solve our problems….this approach does not work.

i wanna see chad johnson get a chance in net he played well for uss/.. why dont we every let the young kids grow and perform in new york thats our problem. we need high picks and satrt rebuilidng around our stars…..

i say play both aboout 10 games each whoever is best can get the backup job.. between auld and johnson

If anyone is interested, my Opinion is a strong argument for equal time or even triple terms. 35 lundquist- break the rest up into 30 backup, 22 extra.
Three starting net minders, broken down in to terms of healthly team bonding.
Overall endurance for the playoffs. Knowledge of team schemes.
My example would be to emulate baseball starting pitchers, rotation playing time.
defensemen pairing set to each netminder as the starting lineups.
Get every single player involved in to the scheme so they understand that “HANK”
does not have to save the bacon every time the fire gets hot.. FATIGUE
look at Marty, and Hank, and all the other game leaders in regulation playing time as starting Goalies. Then there is Boucher, Phili.net minder who played ahalf of a handfull of games and is resting his bones waiting for the next round. He is Fresh and Experienced. I knew he had less than a chance to beat lundquist, but hey even the King gets tired and hurt. Go Rangers, get back that mystique that is Ranger Pride.