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Rangers' Lundqvist: 'We just didn't get it done'

Adam Hunger / USA Today Sports

Poor King Hank.

For the 11th time in his 12-year career, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was forced to face the media after being bounced from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Tuesday night was more of the same: questions about what went wrong, how he can improve, and what happens next - queries that are all too familiar for the 35-year-old.

"Obviously losing all three up in Ottawa where we had a chance to win a couple, (I think) it hurt us big time in this series," Lundqvist said when asked about the reason for New York's series defeat.

"We just didn't get it done."

The sharply dressed, guitar-playing 'tender was especially candid when asked about whether he had anyone to blame but himself.

"Sometimes it's not about playing your best game," Lundqvist said. "It's about finding a way to win games and they did that better than we did."

There's always next season; Lundqvist still has four years and $34 million left on his current deal.

So, barring a significant injury or an unforeseen trade, the Rangers' all-time leader in wins (405) will be occupying the blue paint when New York attempts another Cup run next season.

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