Rangers recall Igor Shesterkin

The NY Rangers have recalled goalie Igor Shesterkin from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. The first year North American pro has been absolutely stellar in Hartford, sporing a 1.93 GAA and a .932 SV%, earning himself All Star honors. His 15-4-3 record has helped propel Hartford to the top of the Atlantic Division.

For now, the Rangers will carry three goaltenders: Shesterkin, Alex Georgiev, and Henrik Lundqvist. I am going to question the timing on this, as the Rangers have just four games coming up before nine days off for the All Star break. Shesterkin will definitely get a start in these four games.

My mind immediately went to “Georgiev is going to get traded,” but this could just be a…