These are two very different situations, and it will be near impossible for the Rangers to bungle it as badly as the Islanders did three years ago.
But the Blueshirts are carrying three goalies, just as their suburban rivals did for a large portion of the 2016-17 season before it blew up in their face. The Rangers just called up Igor Shesterkin, and the Russian heir apparent to Henrik Lundqvist is set to make his NHL debut on Tuesday night at the Garden against the Avalanche. Lundqvist was set to back up, while the emerging Alex Georgiev would be a scratch.