With the news that Igor Shesterkin will again start tonight for the Rangers against Nashville, his fourth start to open the season, one of the big questions is when Jonathan Quick’s first start for the Rangers will be. It seemed logical to get him some game action against four pretty bad opponents. After Nashville tonight, the Rangers travel west for a 5 game stint through Seattle and western Canada.
Jonathan Quick’s first start will likely come in that stint, and it begs the question why he wasn’t started sooner. Aside from Buffalo, none of the teams the Rangers have faced thus far or tonight will be playoff teams.