Ryan Lindgren reflects on long Rangers tenure before playing old teammates: ‘Meant everything’
NY Post
SEATTLE — Over seven years with the Rangers, Ryan Lindgren built his NHL reputation as an unwavering force who would sacrifice anything for the play.
It’s not a game night for Lindgren unless he is bloody or bruised or both. The Blueshirts lauded him for it in all 387 games he played in a red, white and blue jersey, bestowing the Player’s Player award upon him twice before the fans named him the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award winner in April 2023.
Lindgren, who faced his former team for the first time Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena, was a beloved Ranger before the organization traded him to Colorado less than a week before the trade deadline last season.
But it was what Lindgren was able to accomplish in New York that led to him signing a four-year, $18 million deal with the Kraken as a free agent this past summer.
“It did everything [for my career],” Lindgren said Saturday morning after he hosted Adam Fox, Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Jonathan Quick, Jonny Brodzinski, Braden Schneider and Ranger-turned-Kraken teammate Kaapo Kakko at his place for dinner Friday night.
“As far as going to Hartford when I first got there, learning the pro life and then getting my chance to get called up. Just kind of running with it. We had a lot of success, too, the last six years. Met a lot of great people, a lot of great players, staff, great fans. It was amazing. I loved every second that I was a Ranger. I cherish that time a lot. It meant everything to me.”
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