"When you get too wide in your stance, you’re really only able to go one way, which is down," Valiquette said on Episode 108 of the "New Ice City" podcast. What former NHL goalie and current MSG Network analyst Stephen Valiquette found most troubling was the widening of Shesterkin's stance, which he measured as "one-and-a-half to two-feet closer to his shoulders than last year." The turning pointĪs frustration mounted, evidenced by his reluctance to speak to the media after many games, the technical side of his game began to suffer, as well.
908 and his goals saved above average was at a season-low -3.22, according to Evolving Hockey. At that point, his overall SV% dipped to. Shesterkin ran hot and cold for nearly five months, culminating with a post-all-star break slump in which he registered a sub-.900 SV% in eight out of 10 starts. Nothing short of continued domination in 2022-23 would ease that unfair burden, and when the season didn't start the way he envisioned, the stress snowballed. At the time, that ranked fourth in league history among goalies who appeared in at least 40 games, earning him a Vezina Trophy and praise as arguably the best netminder in the NHL. The weight of expectations stemmed from an historic 2021-22 campaign, during which Shesterkin posted an eye-popping. I thought it was going be easier to play, but I felt a lot of pressure." "I had a lot of pressure after last season. "Honestly, I’m not happy about this season," he said. He holds himself to incredibly high standards − unreasonably high, some might say − and came away from this season feeling unfulfilled. "That was one of the goals going into the season," he said of staying healthy.īut being available and posting solid overall numbers isn't enough to satisfy Shesterkin's hunger to be great. And, for the first time in his four-year career, Shesterkin didn't miss any time due to injury while making a personal-best 58 starts. 916 save percentage ranked eighth among goalies who appeared in at least 40 games. His 37 wins tied for third in the NHL, while his. Rangers coach: 10 candidates who could replace Gerard Gallantīefore packing up for the summer, the 27-year-old let it be known that he wasn't pleased with how his 2022-23 season. "Next season," Shesterkin said during breakup day on Wednesday, "it's going to be a different Igor." Not only that, but they'll be getting him at peak motivation.
They'll be inheriting one of the very best goalies in the world: Igor Shesterkin. Whoever the New York Rangers select as the 37th head coach in franchise history will have this as a primary selling point.
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