Brandon Halverson, a goaltender selected by the New York Rangers two rounds before Igor Shesterkin in the 2014 NHL Draft, was assigned to Syracuse of the American Hockey League by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday after clearing waivers, joining a number of ex-Blueshirts who’ve gone through the waiver wire in the past week.
The Rangers selected Halverson in the second round (No. 59 overall) in 2014, then chose Shesterkin in the fourth round (No. 118). Shesterkin came to North America from Russia in 2019 and had become one of the NHL’s top goaltenders; Halverson made one appearance in relief for the Rangers in a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Feb.