Henrik Lundqvist had the same lump in his throat and look in his eye Monday morning that he did back in February.
That’s what happens to the longtime Rangers netminder when he reminisces about his ex-teammate Mats Zuccarello, who made his highly anticipated return to the Garden with the Wild on Monday night after being dealt to the Stars prior to last season’s trade deadline following 8 ¹/u2082 seasons in New York.
Players have come and gone during Lundqvist’s 14 years with the Blueshirts, but with Zuccarello, it was different. Anyone could see it when Lundqvist was at a loss for words in February while addressing the trade with Dallas that netted the Rangers two conditional picks.