Henrik Lundqvist in action (TSN.ca)

After months of speculation, the Rangers finally re-upped their most important piece with the news today that goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has signed an extension that will keep him in a Ranger uniform until he’s 39 years old.  Lundqvist hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts this year, with an 8-11 record and a 2.51 GAA with a .917 save percentage, but he has been the backbone of the Rangers for years and is certainly getting paid like it, leapfrogging Pekka Rinne and Tuukka Rask to become the highest-paid goaltender in the league and fifth overall in salary behind Crosby/Ovechkin/Malkin and Corey Perry of the Ducks.  Ironically Lundqvist has sat the last two games in favor of rookie sensation Cam Talbot…perhaps the distraction of putting the finishing touches on the extension was one reason why?

I’m sure Derek’ll have much more on this later.  I’m off to write my own piece on a key Devils prospect making his NHL debut tonight.