The New York Rangers have played the Toronto Maple Leafs five times in the last two seasons, and every time the Rangers have put Alexandar Georgiev in net. The Leafs likely know him better than they know their own prospects. Which makes it only natural that when the Leafs need a goalie, his is the name that comes to mind.
The Rangers are in a fix, goes the story. They have three goalies, with their young prospects both with the potential to be starters. But Georgiev and Igor Shesterkin are blocked from becoming the best tandem this side of Long Island by Henrik Lundqvist, who is not leaving New York in the waning days of his career.