NHL REGOGNIZES SHESTERKIN VALUE
Sooner or later the rest of the NHL will wake up and realize the New York Rangers don’t like contact. Except for Jacob Trouba , they are reluctant to drop their gloves. So why not run them? It’s certainly worth a try. Meanwhile, the NHL recognized how valuable Igor Shesterkin is to the Rangers, unlike NY fans who don’t think he’s been nearly as effective as he’s been in recent seasons. The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender was selected for the all-star game. In Thursday’s game with the Blackhawks, Shesterkin continued to make up for poor play by his defense until K’Andre Miller was left behind on an odd man rush -- again, allowing Colin Blackwell to have enough time to fake the goalie then put the puck into a wide-open net. It was Blackwell’s first goal of the season. The Rangers were coming off a 6-1 trouncing by Carolina in which a bad giveaway behind Shesterkin by Eric ...