Necroing an old thread to pay tribute to the man that carried hockey for me in my childhood.
Lundqvist deserved the Vezina every single year (06, 07, 08, 12, 13) he was nominated for it. The voters always went with sheer numbers (save%/GAA) and never took into account that the teams he backstopped (especially the first three) were absolute dog-crap, last-place tier teams that he carried every single game.
For that same reason he deserved at least one Hart. I know it never goes to a goalie (and only to the forward who puts up the best numbers), but if remaining true to the spirit of "player that was most valuable to his team," the above more than justifies it.
And of course, he deserved the Cup, but the rot that starts from Dolan ever made and makes that impossible. He's easily the best player (not just goalie) to never win the Cup, IMO.
And as far as all-time goalie rankings, I really don't know who I rank above him considering the aforementioned crap teams he carried. All of the standard names that people put above Lundqvist (Brodeur, Roy, Hasek) had teams and management that were worlds more competent than Henrik's.
He is my GOAT.