He is the one guy I'd like to talk to Larry Brooks or Howie Rose - at the time, I knew a few of the Islander Ice Girls - they instructed up in Port Washington and Great Neck and New Hyde Park. I was friendly with Danielle and she was on the ice and backs the story of Lundqvist spitting at one of the ice crew.
Heck, I thought it was real gimmicky to have girls skate out and clean the ice, it was the first year the Isles did it, if i recall correctly, Lundqvist wasn't Lundqvist yet.
I would never draft a goaltender in the 1st Round and the DiPietro/Lundqvist 2000 draft is case in point. One very mediocre goaltender VS one Top 5. Top 7 goaltender for most of his career. Oy. Just terrible.
Anyway...
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