RALEIGH, N.C. — The Rangers have been here before, with a backup goalie excelling under the stewardship of position coach Benoit Allaire and nowhere for the netminder to go besides out. And each time, the Blueshirts have taken what they could in return.
It is a little different now with Alexandar Georgiev, the affable Bulgarian who just had his 23rd birthday — celebrated by stopping 55 shots in a win over the Maple Leafs on Feb.