Although every member of the New York Rangers received invaluable experience from the team’s lengthy run this postseason, one player, arguably the most important, learned the most. That would be goaltender Igor Shesterkin. The 26-year-old participated in his first postseason campaign that ultimately went three rounds. It was an undeniably tough debut postseason for the
Vezina Trophy
According to NHL insider and former goaltender Kevin Weekes, Calgary Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom will be one of three finalists named for the Vezina Trophy on Tuesday. Weekes said in a tweet on Monday morning that the other two expected candidates will be Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers and Juuse Saros of the
The NHL released the three Vezina Trophy finalists on Tuesday. For the fourth straight time, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is a nominee for the award (the other two are Philipp Grubauer of the Colorado Avalanche and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights). Vasilevskiy has continued to dominate the crease ever since he