Jordan Binnington did it. Why not Igor Shesterkin?
If the 67.5 percent of the 126 followers who voted in Blue Line Station’s recent unscientific poll have their way, Shesterkin will start the opening game of a best-of-five-play-in series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Russian standout was the consensus pick over fellow 24-year-old Alexandar Georgiev (3.2%) and future Hall of Famer Henrik Lundqvist (29.4%) who has an outstanding history against the Canes and is the only of the trio with NHL playoff experience.
Shesterkin has played all of 12 regular season NHL games.