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Dan Girardi Does His Best Henrik Lundqvist Impression

Found July 27, 2012 on NY Rangers Blog:
PLAYERS: Dan Girardi,  Henrik Lundqvist,  Christian Thomas
TEAMS: New York Rangers
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This picture comes courtesy of the New York Rangers Facebook page and their Instagram page. Here, Dan Girardi tends the net while his young son Landon takes his best shot on a breakaway during a recent taping of Beginnings. If I'm Marty Biron, I'm telling Landon to go high glove on his father. Girardi needs some goaltending tips from Hank. ------On Twitter, Christian Thomas shows us his existentialistic side when not playing games. Dream with your eyes open.— Christian Thomas (@cpt27) July 25, 2012 It's a slow day, folks. But his words are true. Follow me on Twitter @TheWrage or Facebook. E-mail me with any questions or comments at  jwrabel9@hotmail.com.
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