Size isn't everything, though it does help. Shestyorkin's only 6'1" and every Ranger fan is obsessed with him, probably deservedly so considering how good he has been. Having Ned as a backup is a high-risk/high-reward thing when it comes to the cap. If he succeeds in any form, you have some decent, cheap #2 play for a few years, at least, that you can fill in with major investments, like say, a Dougie extension. The risk, of course, is that you may get goaltending so bad that you miss the playoffs. The reward, however, is yet another playoff berth and a greater shot at holding on to Dougie. In my armchair-GM thought process, that's a tough one to balance out. I would probably need a damn-solid #1 like a Kuemper or Korpisalo before I'd consider it.
