from Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post,

In terms of an 82-game regular season, how does one go about defining urgency?

How about here, after 24 games, when the Rangers’ cornerstone goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist, decided to call over a couple of defensemen and have a little chat near the end of practice on Thursday. The Blueshirts, sitting at a humble 11-9-4, were preparing for their next game, in Detroit on Saturday, and it has been made pretty clear they’re not comfortable in this middling position.

“We know it’s important to get points now,” Lundqvist said. “We know we can’t just wait and get great at the end of the season. We want to get there as soon as we can.”...

So, like most teams in peril, it’s back to basics. Which is what brought about the little meeting captained by Lundqvist. He is trying to get everyone on the same page so that he doesn’t feel the need to be extraordinary every night — and, hence, try to do too much and throw his own game out of whack.

“When you have extra little days like this, that’s what you do — you try to look at the bigger picture and how we play, and also the small details and you try to improve,” Lundqvist said. “When you’re losing, you need to tweak it a little bit. That’s how close it is. You’re a save away here and there, but for a goalie, a lot of times that’s the difference between wining and losing.”

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