Player Discussion Igor Shesterkin

[TominNC]

Where are the fans who wanted to push Shesty to play every game?

 

[Thirty One]

Where are the fans who wanted to push Shesty to play every game?

They'll be right back at it when he's healthy again.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Where are the fans who wanted to push Shesty to play every game?

No one wanted him to play every game, some just wanted him to get a large majority of games.

 

[Synergy27]

Where are the fans who wanted to push Shesty to play every game?

Where are all the fans that argue by taking nuanced discussion points and claiming that there are actually arguing for extremes? Right here apparently.

 

[duhmetreE]

Where are the fans who wanted to push Shesty to play every game?

Who wanted him to start 82 games?

 

[TominNC]

Who wanted him to start 82 games?

The people who whines every time he didn’t start?

 

[TominNC]

Where are all the fans that argue by taking nuanced discussion points and claiming that there are actually arguing for extremes? Right here apparently.

Haha. Nuanced is hardly the word I’d use for most “discussion” here.

 

[jcbeze]

Chance he starts tomorrow?

Fantasy hockey related....lol

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Chance he starts tomorrow?

Fantasy hockey related....lol

Nah, he ain't gonna start tomorrow lol

 

[duhmetreE]

Chance he starts tomorrow?

Fantasy hockey related....lol

Considering no practice today and how Georgie played last night... minimal.

 

[will1066]

No need to risk him by rushing him back. Let the krazy glue fully fuse back his brittle body while we ride Georgiev's run.

 

[Synergy27]

Haha. Nuanced is hardly the word I’d use for most “discussion” here.

Yeah. That’s exactly what I said.

 

[Fitzy]

Lundqvist had a couple OK rosters in front of him in 2012-2015 but none with the kind of high end skill that Shesty is gonna have in his window.

Nash, Gaborik, Stepan, Zuccarello, McDonagh were all very good players but

Fox>>McDonagh
Panarin?>>> Nash and Gaborik

We had seasons where we went deep in the playoffs (2011-2015) where our power play was bottom 6 in the league.

The high end talent is looking a lot better. Previous competitive NYR teams leaned very heavily on Lundqvist and the team's structural play and balance. Shesty's team have a bigger chance of being a real powerhouse in front of him.

 

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[rangersfansince08]

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In 1st place by 2.3 G despite having missed games? Guy is insane. If he stays healthy he is already underpaid.

 

[kovazub94]

There's a writeup in the Russian Sports.ru on Shesterkin's breakout season this year. Most of the content (career progression, stats and mental makeup) is what we know here already but there's an interesting bit that points to the technique work Shesterkin put in this offseason with former SKA goalie guru Pashit Davidov.

Шестеркин – лучший русский вратарь сезона в НХЛ (при живом Василевском). Он всегда был хорош, но летом-2021 сделал очень важный рывок - овечкин и седины - Блоги - Sports.ru

 

[KOVALEV022473]

All of these amazing stats won’t mean Jack shit if he can’t stay healthy.

 

[jcbeze]

Chances he starts vs Vegas?


I have Georgiev, with Shesterkin in my IR spot. I can drop Georgie for the spot start of Kinkaid tonight if Georgiev is no longer useful

 

[JimmyG89]

The Rangers have the best goalie in the league. Somehow he is underpaid after his last deal

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

The Rangers have the best goalie in the league. Somehow he is underpaid after his last deal

Legit just needs to stay healthy.

 

[jay from jersey]

He is the main reason you can’t write this team off as only winning 1 rd in playoffs....
Norris D
High end offensive/secondary talent
Panarin/Zibby/ Kreids( career year) / Strome
Kakko/LaF could get hot
Barron could stabilize 3rd line
Solid 4th line
Vet playoff leadership Goodrow/Kreids/Reaves
Schneider could stabilize 3rd D pair

they really have a lot of things in the + column compared to the negatives....

If chytil can look good on the wing, Barron as 3C, and Schneider on 3rd pair it’s that much better

like I said, 1-2 slick adds from Drury, and this team could make a run, despite what the numbers say.

 

[Sockosensei]

The Rangers have the best goalie in the league. Somehow he is underpaid after his last deal

Is GSAA a cumulative stat? My guess is he leads there, too, if you calculated per start.

 

[Sockosensei]

Career leaders in Save%
Filtered for games >= 69

Shesty leads by 5 pts.

Now stay healthy, my friend, and do exactly what you've been doing.

 

[Fitzy]

So if he plays 38 of the last 44 games he can get to 60 games played. Seems unlikely.

That said, playing 60 games in a full season isn't a requirement for Vezina. The notoriously low stamina Thomas won it twice under 60 games, once even finishing 5th in Hart voting with 57 games played. Vasilevski won it in 2019 with only 53(!!!) games played. Rinne with 59 games in 2018.

The days of most goalies playing 65+ games a year seem to be over. You see almost no one at 70 any more.

I don't think the injuries will preclude Shesty from a shot at the trophy.

 

[Synergy27]

His body control and composure in the net are just insane. You can just tell that, for example, that breakaway against him last night had no chance of going in. My heart rate didn’t increase at all because you can just feel the save coming.

I still have my doubts about his durability for obvious reasons but there is absolutely no questioning his ability. He’s unreal.