Through the Rangers’ tumultuous start — their 8-2-2 record and first-place standing in the Metropolitan Division notwithstanding — there has been one constant. And it’s been the same constant now for a decade. “He’s our best player, there’s no doubt,” coach Alain Vigneault said of goalie Henrik Lundqvist on Tuesday morning before a 5-2 win over the Capitals that was as much a testament to Lundqvist’s steadiness as it was to his team’s shakiness. “He’s our highest-paid player also,” the coach happened to add, before pausing and coming back to the point. “He’s the best player we have.” That has been the case for most of the time since...
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