Rangers’ concerning slide has exposed problems that go beyond Igor Shesterkin’s injury
· New York PostThe Rangers will catch their breath this week after being dealt the most difficult hand possible just three weeks ago.
Losing star goalie Igor Shesterkin to a season-ending knee injury shortly after backup netminder Joonas Korpisalo contracted a foot infection is the kind of misfortune that directly influences a team’s trajectory, expectations and process.
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The difference in the Blueshirts’ first eight games compared to their last six, however, cannot be boiled down to just goaltending.
It would be a disservice to rookie goalie Dylan Garand to say that when the Rangers in front of him simply have revealed their duality as a team as soon as circumstances were heightened.