The expert on Lundqvist: "Extremely impressed with his psyche"

Together with Chicago, the New York Rangers are the only team that has only played four games (comparable to Winnipeg who has already played nine) - which is why SVT expert Jonas Andersson thinks it's a little harder to know where the Rangers stand this year.

The loss to New Jersey this week was extra heavy as it was the arch rival's first win of the season.

- Obviously this summer's big recruitment Artemi Panarin is a big addition and I personally hope to see him play a lot with Mika Zibanejad. Mika's start to the season was phenomenal with eight points in the first two matches. After that he has not been as successful and has not delivered any points in the last two matches, on the ice he has averaged 25 min / match in the two matches.

- Gives Mika continued confidence to play with Panarin in powerplay and maintain the ice age, I think he has the chance to enter the top 10 in the NHL's points.

Andersson is also looking forward to following Henrik Lundqvist this season.

- He had a less successful finish last season and is not directly young anymore (we played JVM together!), But if there is anyone who can surprise then it is precisely Lundqvist.

- I am extremely impressed with his psyche and seriousness. This year, however, he gets a competitive situation that he has not had since he joined Rangers in 2005. Alexandar Georgiev is a great talented goalkeeper that he showed not least during the World Cup and it is not at all certain that it is Lundqvist who is the first goalkeeper anymore. So far they have shared the matches and both have won one match each, however Georgiev has a little better rescue statistics, says Andersson.

He also wants to mention the super-promise Kaapo Kakko.

- He is an extreme talent and I think he has all the prerequisites to be an important player this year for the New York Rangers (he has the physics to be able to do that). Much of the talk has been about Kakko vs. Jack Hughes (New Jersey). In the short term, I would choose Kakko, in the longer term definitely Hughes who has a way of playing that I haven't seen at junior level. He participated in the J18 World Cup last spring and dominated overall.

In Vancouver, Elias Pettersson has started to turn up and the last win against the Stanley Cup champion was lead heavy. The Swede gets a lot of playing time in powerplay (over five minutes in the last match).

- From his position on the right side in powerplay, I think Elias is one of the absolute best players in the world, he can only be injury-free he will make a lot of points this year as well, Andersson believes.

- However, it should be added that he will receive a completely different guard and it will be more difficult for him to get away in the same way in game five against five where he will constantly be matched against the opponent's best slopes.

Alexander Edler has started the season well and has now played over 800 matches for Vancouver. He gets a lot of ice time and, according to Andersson, will be important if Vancouver is to make it to the playoffs, something the expert thinks they will find difficult to do.

He also wants to highlight Vancouver's Quinn Hughes, brother of Jack Hughes in New Jersey, who is promising.

- He is already one of the best skaters in the league, always entertaining to watch and in my opinion he has every chance of becoming an offensive top back in the league in just a few years - keep an extra eye on him.

How is it then?

- Vancouver has a tough road trip with back to back matches (fell to New Jersey yesterday) and that speaks for Rangers being allowed to play at home again, Jonas Andersson believes.

The match is commented on by Chris Härenstam and expert Mikael Renberg.

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