Shesterkin Set To Return
For the most part, since the early part of the 2005-06 season, Rangers fans have had to little to worry about in goal. Such was Henrik Lundqvist‘s impact in net, that there was little to consider. Sure, there have still been detractors in that period…after all we often have emotional, and irrational expectations on the payers, but the reality is that Lundqvist was as about as long-lived as you can expect a goaltender to be in this league.
Over the previous 2-3 seasons, it was clear that the team in front of him was poor at defending, and that his elite skills were perhaps in decline. Advanced stats still showed him as overperforming a generic replacement, but with the team still a couple of years away from competing for the Cup, it was reasonable to look to solve for the future now.