Henrik Lundqvist coveted the Statue of Liberty.
“When I came over for my first training camp [in 2005], I wanted to have the Statue of Liberty on the crown of my mask,” the Rangers goaltender said. “Back home [in Sweden], playing for Frolunda [Indians], I had their insignia of the Indian headdress on my crown, so I wanted to keep that look.
“But then the first week I was here, Cas told me that the Statue of Liberty was [Mike] Richter’s trademark and I would have to change. And he says, ‘Oh, by the way, No. 35 is gone, too.