New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin hydrates during a break in the second period f an NHL hockey ogame against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
LOS ANGELES — The necessary five days have passed since Igor Shesterkin entered COVID-19 protocol last week, so there is a chance — if the 26-year-old goaltender is symptom-free and all else goes well — that he could clear protocol and practice with the Rangers Wednesday in San Jose.
Which would be great, of course. But the return of their No.