New York Rangers: 5 reasons why Henrik Lundqvist will bounce back

2017 World Championships

Of all the reasons to why Lundqvist will bounce back, this might seem like the most inconsequential. However, his performance in the 2017 IIHF World Championships should leave a much better taste in his mouth than ending the season with a loss to the Senators.

Lundqvist started five games for the Swedish team and was a key part of their eventual gold medal. In those five games, Lundqvist posted a .946 save percentage and a 1.31 goals against average. It’s a small sample size, but it proves that he is still more than capable of shutting down the best in the world.

The World Championships should propel Lundqvist into this season with a renewed confidence. At the very least he will be able to look back at those games and use them as early season motivation to get off to a quick start.