 Henry, welcome to the show. How are you doing, Michael, Don and Peter? I'm good. How are you guys doing? We're doing great. I look at this ranger season, Henry, and I expect really good things. And I wonder if you thought that this would be possible so close to when the organization sent the letter out that they were kind of resetting, because it seems like it's happened fairly quickly. Yeah, I think when we last season, obviously we all knew this summer was an important summer for the entire organization. But I'm not going to lie, I think we're all super excited with what happened over the summer with the draft. Oh, lucky you got an early pitch in the draft, we managed to sign some really good players on the market. And, you know, things happened pretty quickly over the summer here. And obviously that's something that we hoped for as players that we were taking big steps in the right direction. So it's pretty exciting times right now to see it all coming together and we're definitely moving here in the right direction. I love playing your sound in the post game because you see the game so well. It's almost as if you're a coach on the ice. So try to explain to me how much better it is now than it was at the end of last year. Playing in those pre-season games, do you see a better structure? Do you see things working in front of you better than they did at the end of last season? Yeah, I think the structure was there last year. We had a pretty strong first half and then second half, you know, we did some moves. We sent Zagarello Hayes and a couple of the guys away and kind of waiting for the draft. So we had extremely young team second half and a lot of times it comes down to skill of the players, you know, to make those extra plays. And I think the coaching staff did a great job getting the structure in last year. And now adding a little more skill from the free agency and the draft. And I think that structure is going to help us even more this year. But really, when you look at a lot of games where we lost, it was against other top players. And now getting a guy like Panaria and I think it's going to help us big time on the ice, but also just confidence-wise to have that type of player in the lineup. And they've been looking really good in preseason, every neat guy in which Sandwich is the first line on the power play as well. And that's going to be a big part, I think, if we're going to have a good year or not. Now, David Quinn, your head coach, was on with DPHRO, Canty and Rothenberg earlier this morning here on the station. I was listening to the interview and he said that he's had a discussion with you about maybe cutting back a little bit on the games you play. But he also admitted it's a tightrope because you want to play you enough that you stay sharp, but you also want to give you rest so that you're sharp in the second half. Is that going to be a tough thing to balance, Henrik? Yeah, I think you just have to, you know, play it along a little bit and see what happens when we play. And this scheduling plays a big part in how heavy the workload is in certain games, but the league is trending that way. You have goalies playing less and less. I think it's a position where you really need to be on top of your game or it's going to be really hard to win. I think it was a lot of years where as a goal, you could play OK and still win games. But I think now you need to play great to win games because the skill is higher and there's more scoring chances, more shots. So yeah, you just can't afford too many off nights. So sometimes I remember some years where, you know, the system kind of protect you and there was not a lot of scoring chances. So you got away with it. But last couple of years, you can see a lot of teams trending towards that and less games. And for me personally, I just get adjusted. I've been used to playing a lot. You get into a flow. I feel like you don't have to work as hard to find the focus because you play every second day. I like that. But at the same time, you've got to look at the big picture and what's best for a team for the entire year and not just for a week or two. I'll work on that for sure. What adjustments have you made to your game going into this year? Well, going into this year, I looked at last year and I felt really good going into the season physically, technically, mentally. So a lot of things I did last year, I did this summer and training-wise. I've worked on a couple of details in practice the last few weeks. I feel like it's really helping my game. I think second half last year was more a mental thing, you know, feeling like we're still waiting for the draft a little bit and we're sending a couple guys away. It was really hard mentally. It's probably the toughest year in my career and I'm counting the years in Sweden. So it was a new experience for me for sure and you learn a lot going through it. But now taking this big step over the summer and getting ready for this year, I feel like we're slowly getting back to where we were where you can start looking for certain goals that you want to achieve as a group during the year and make some big difference for me. I think personally just to have that type of mindset and focus and goal as a group. Talking to Henrik Lundquist, we want to remind everybody the Rangers will open their regular season at home tomorrow against the Winnipeg Jets with the puck dropping at 7 p.m. MSG Networks will have an expanded hour-long pregame show with coverage getting underway at 6 p.m. Henrik, as a goal tender, is there like one particular player or a handful of particular players that you really hate dealing with that just make it particularly difficult? And when you see them on the schedule, you go, oh. I feel like today every team has at least one or two guys like that. Just they have a skill level that sets them apart. They can shoot the puck in a way that makes it really difficult. But then you can narrow it down a little bit more. Obviously, if you look at the top guys in the league, that's always a great challenge for me as a goalie and for the entire team. Really, you're playing Ovechkin, Ocrosby, or McDavid, those guys, you know, they're at a very high level every night. And that's what makes them so special. But a lot of teams now, they have one or two guys that I think stand out and you see holes in the league. Now, in the last three years, the skill level is as high as it's ever been, I think. You see things happening out there that you didn't see 10 years ago. You also see more mistakes because the guys tried new things. But I think it makes the game more interesting and fun for the fans. But for a goalie, you just have to be ready for a little bit more, you know, back and forth, a couple of breakdowns just because the skill is there. They're trying things that maybe they didn't try 10 years ago. All right. Tell us about Capo Caco. The Ranger fans are just thrilled with this kid getting him second overall. You see him in practice. What can we expect from him? So far, I like everything about this kid. You know, he's big. He has skill. He can shoot the puck. He can hold on to puck. He's smart. Works hard. Great attitude to a really nice kid. And I think it's important for us, all the players now, just to make sure for him, but also a bunch of other young kids. It feels weird to say kids, but guys, to feel comfortable, to feel like, you know, this is their new life now, things happen quickly. And I remember self coming into the league and one year you're overseas playing somewhere and suddenly you're playing in Madison Square Garden. And it's important that you just feel comfortable and especially in the locker room, because that's where you gain the trust and the confidence, and then you can go out and perform. So I think that's something we're going to try to help all the young players feel like they're in all their part of this now and feel comfortable and enjoy it. Enjoy the ride. Enjoy being a New York Ranger and playing in New York and just keep the focus here. He looks really good. You've got Kako, you've signed Panarin, Trubber. So you've added some really good players. Is this a playoff team, Henry? We'll see. It's up to us to show ourselves and people around us if we can do it. I want to believe so, but I think it's going to be a very tight lead this year. It's going to definitely be some surprises, but it's going to come down to consistency. Are we going to be able to beat any team in the league? Absolutely, I think so. But it's also going to come down to being consistent. And that's what sets playoff teams apart from teams that don't miss the playoffs. They're just more consistent. So that's something we just have to keep pushing ourselves to be as good as we can every night. Every point you can get in this league, you have to grab it. If you have too many nights, we just let them slip away. That's when you're going to be on the outside. So we're all excited. We had a great camp. Everybody's well prepared, worked really hard. So we're just excited to get going tomorrow night. Hank, I don't know much football you follow, but I've always been kind of interested to ask you. You came into the league right around the same time Eli became the starting quarterback of the Giants and the consistency of being with the same franchise for a long time. I mean, have you ever thought about that or ever met him or talked to him? Or just as you see him kind of coming to the end of his career, can you empathize with like what he's going through? Because you've done the same thing all these years, being with the same organization in the same city. Yeah, I have an enormous amount of respect for Eli and what he's done for that franchise and for football and for sports in New York. Like you said, we came to the city pretty much at the same time. Yeah, it's amazing. Amazing career and seems very respectful to everyone. Doesn't matter if you're the new guy on the team or a veteran or fans around the organization, he treats people with respect and class and I think that's it's easy for fans to really appreciate him for what he's been doing on the field, but also away from the field. Now, before we let you go, we're talking with Henrik Longquist of the Rangers. I'm 58 and I can't believe I'm 58. In my mind, I'm still 20. 12. So you're 37. Do you believe that you're 30? Do you believe you've been at it this long? Does it feel like it went fast as it gone slow? What are your thoughts? Good question. There's days where you feel like time just flew by and there's times where you feel like you've been there for a very long time. But what hasn't changed? You know, I love the game. I love coming back to New York now late August in a way for three months. I was super excited. I'd have to start camp, see the guys working at the rink and just start preparing you. There's so many emotions. You feel that you felt, you know, 14 years ago or even 20 years ago when you played the game. And as long as you feel bad and you feel like you're in a good shape, you know, you I want to keep pushing myself here. Try to be better. And like I said, I've worked on a lot of things. Try to adjust my game a little bit and hopefully it will pay off and it will be a good year. But do I feel 37? Um, maybe I feel younger now. I've had such a young team. They keep you young. Now, feeling, I mean, I feel 58, but I think 12. So what do you think? What in your head, how do you think? Well, I do think a lot. So I'm probably, my mind is probably a little bit older. Really? I analyze a lot. I think about the game and, um, you know, yeah, as a goalie, you use your mind so much. So, um, I would say maybe a little bit older in my mind, but physically and, and, uh, energy-wise, I feel younger. Well, have a great season. Enjoy the opener tomorrow. We love having you on and we only wish you the best. Thank you so much, guys. See you tomorrow.