Posts About "Igor Shesterkin"
NHL Rumors: Jets, Rangers, Bruins, Canucks, More
August 2nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, night one of the NHL's qualifying round included some great hockey action, but it wasn't a wonderful night for the Winnipeg Jets who lost two key players. In Boston, the Bruins have a player returning, but will he see game action? Questions about the New York Rangers' netminder Igor Shesterkin were...
Takeaways From Rangers' Exhibition Loss to Islanders
July 30th, 2020 After nearly 140 days, the New York Rangers were finally back in action and it went exactly how you probably expected it to — sloppy, rusty, and a lot of adjusting back to competitive hockey. In their one and only exhibition game, the Rangers failed to muster much offense in the Battle of New York (Toronto Bubble Edition) and fell 2-1...
Rangers News & Rumors: Final Scrimmage, Islanders, Hurricanes & More
July 29th, 2020 On the eve of the New York Rangers' first game back since the pause due to COVID-19, everything seems to be right on track and the team raring to go. Related: Top 3 All-Time Rangers Goalies The Rangers will face the New York Islanders tomorrow in an exhibition game before their Aug. 1 best-of-five series against the Carolina...
Rangers Have Tough Call in the Crease - Shesterkin or Lundqvist
July 18th, 2020 The exciting future or the illustrious past that still has a foot in the present? The biggest question facing coach New York Rangers coach David Quinn as the unprecedented 24-team NHL playoff tournament approaches is a choice between those two factors: does he go with impressive rookie Igor Shesterkin in goal, or does he turn back to...
Rangers Can Make a Deep Playoff Run
June 18th, 2020 The New York Rangers technically were outside an Eastern Conference Playoff spot when the regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020. However, before the COVID-19 lockdown, the Rangers had been playing pretty well. They were 13-7-1 since Feb, 1, and their two best offensive players, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad were on top of...
3 Rangers That Will Be X-Factors Against Hurricanes
May 30th, 2020 The New York Rangers are slated to go up against the Carolina Hurricanes in the play-in round after the NHL announced that the league will move to a 24-team playoff format. New York managed to go 4-0 against Carolina during the 2019-20 regular season, but it will all come down to a five-game series between two teams that were...
Rangers' Top 5 Season-Defining Moments of 2019-20
May 14th, 2020 The New York Rangers were one of the most interesting teams to follow in the NHL before the pause. Slowly inching up to a playoff spot, a red-hot Mika Zibanejad and the artistry of Artemi Panarin propelled the Rangers to relevance late in the season. But which moments during the 2019-20 season define this rollercoaster of a season the...
Rangers' Alexandar Georgiev's Quick Rise
April 22nd, 2020 Goaltending hasn't been as issue for the New York Rangers since Henrik Lundqvist became the full starter after the 2005-06 season. It seems as though goaltending will remain a strength on Broadway for the foreseeable future with rookie phenom Igor Shesterkin coming onto the scene. But, where does Alexandar Georgiev's future stand?...
Grading the Rangers' Top Rookies Through 62 Games
February 27th, 2020 The New York Rangers are riding high after the 2020 trade deadline after winning eight of the last nine games. After defeating the Islanders 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum, the Blueshirts have pulled within four points of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild-card position with three games in hand. It's...
THW's Goalie News: Korpisalo's Return, Markstrom's Injury & More
February 25th, 2020 With Monday being the National Hockey League’s trade deadline, there was only one game on the schedule and it provided us with a newsworthy return. Plus, we have an injury forcing a trade out west, a costly car accident, a fond farewell to the Windy City and a legend growing on television. Korpisalo’s Victorious Return The...
THW's Goalie News: Shesterkin's Promotion, Saros, Talbot Shutouts
February 14th, 2020 New York Rangers head coach David Quinn made a monumental-if-inevitable announcement on Thursday, a story that leads the goalie news. Also, one Anaheim Ducks goalie made a tremendous trade just under two weeks before the deadline. Shesterkin is Rangers #1 New York Rangers' goaltender on the rise Igor Shesterkin has been dominant...
Takeaways From Rangers' 4-1 Win Over Kings
February 12th, 2020 The New York Rangers entered Sunday's contest versus the Los Angeles Kings feeling a little down in the dumps. Just two days earlier, they squared off against the Buffalo Sabres and had pretty high expectations to win that game and creep up the standings. Unfortunately, they underestimated their opponents and the Sabres ended up...
THW's Goalie News: Shesterkin on Fire, Week in Review
February 10th, 2020 In a day without any shutouts, one young goalie still managed to stand out, and it's a sign of terrific things to come in the Big Apple. Plus, today, we'll also take a look at the week in review. Shesterkin On Fire There's no question that Igor Shesterkin is the future for the New York Rangers, ready to take the reins from the...
