This is why we don't deserve good things. Beg for a generational player and then shrug because he's a goalie. 7th rounder, but meh. Then he gets compared to one of the best goal scorers who was taken 1st overall, which isn't the criteria for good prospect turning super star. That 1st overall just won the cup after 14 years, but he is the benchmark for how far elite talent can take you.
I hope when lundqvist hangs them up people appreciate him. We lost the war of attrition to LA, that's it. Too many hobbled players. Terrible post season schedule, 6 in 9 nights for preferable TV nights.
People think to win a cup you have to fill a specific checklist. Get an elite center top 3, cheap goalie on an ELC, etc. If cheripanov was healthy, we win a cup and elite goalies become a thing for the copycats.