With the pre-season wrapped up, Rangers’ management faces only a few difficult decisions. As of this writing, none of those final calls on the opening night roster have yet been made, but it seems more likely than not that Alexander Georgiev will be the number two goaltender behind Henrik Lundqvist with top prospect Igor Shesterkin getting significant minutes in Hartford.
While I don’t think many would disagree with this strategy, it does rightfully raise the question of what Shesterkin can accomplish in the AHL that he did not already conquer in Russia?
For those who may not be aware, the 23-year old netminder played the past six seasons in the KHL, beginning with Moscow Spartak and playing the lion’s share of his time with SKA St.