Even as a die-hard Islanders fan with an unnatural hate for the Rangers, even I have to love what Henrik Lundqvist can do between the pipes. While his skill is undeniable, his looks may start to fade, as they say stress affects the aging process, and Henrik has a shit ton of stress on his plate. The New York Rangers are one of the most offensively stagnant teams, which doesn’t make sense when you look at them on paper. Lundqvist has been the only consistent variable for them all season, and is solely the reason that they are in the post season.

After going down two games to none in the first round against Washington, Lundqvist put his team on his back, leading them to back to back shutouts in game six and seven, stealing the series from the Caps. While he put in a bad effort in game two versus Boston, he bounced back tremendously in game three, but was given zero help from his teammates. New York looked awful, a team that simply could not hang with the Bruins, but Henrik did his absolute best to keep them in the game, including stopping two breakaways and a point blank save on hall of famer Jaromir Jagr. Boston’s game winner in the 3rd period was as fluky as a goal can get, and for a second there it looked like the hockey gods were going to help Henrik out again. It looks as like the Rangers are done this post season, even though I still feel they’ll take it to five games. The man deserves a cup, but he won’t get one any time soon being stuck on that Ranger squad.

But you know who doesn’t deserve a Stanley Cup? Brad fucking Richards. I have never in my entire life seen a worse hockey player looking at Brad over his last couple of months. He is 100% Scott Gomez 2.0, and he needs to be bought out. One point and a -3 in 10 postseason games so far. For real? You’re making how much a year? $6.6 million. That’s a disgrace. The Rangers need a buyout, because the guy is just a waste of an available roster spot for a younger wayyy hungrier kid.