You've got to feel for New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. October 1 he was celebrating scoring a goalie goal as the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1. A little over a week later, he's out for the season with what sounds like a horrific leg injury. I found out about it when this popped up on my Facebook feed this morning:
This sucks not only for Shesterkin, but also for the Rangers. Shesterkin is a Vezina-winning goalie and losing him means this could be a long, miserable season for the Rags and their fans. According to the article linked above, their backup goalie is also currently injured. The hockey gods can be cruel.
Of course, when I saw this, after my initial reaction of how awful this is, was to think of Jonathan Quick. Kidding, of course. Then, a few hours after the Shesterkin news, this popped up:
Quick retired from the Rangers last season and is now NY's Director of Goaltender Development, but with all the team's injured netminders he may need to develop himself right back onto the ice. And of course I think that would be amazing, to see him back in net, even if it's not with the Kings. Probably not what the Rags wanted, but I'd love to see it. The improbability is what makes it so fascinating. Imagine if he went back into net and had a bang-up season. Crazier things have happened in this sport.
I do have a lot of sympathy for Shesterkin. The season isn't even two weeks old and his season is over. This is also devastating for the team and their fans. As a fan I can't imagine how crushed they are right now.
Props to Complete Hockey News on Facebook for making my day a lot more interesting with this news.
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