New York Rangers announce goalie Igor Shesterkin has been placed on injured reserve due to a major injury
The New York Rangers nightmare season continues to go downhill as reports are confirming goaltender Igor Shesterkin has been placed on injured reserve.
The last several months for the New York Rangers have been chaos as the team has been surrounded by rumors of potential trades and internal struggle between staff and players.
This has led the Rangers to struggle on the ice as well falling near the bottom of the NHL standings without much hope of improving.
Today the Rangers took an even further step back as superstar goaltender Igor Shesterkin has reportedly been placed on injured reserve due to anupper-bodyy injury.
This is the first we are hearing of an injury for Shesterkin this season but he clearly has not looked like himself over the past few weeks.
After signing a record-breaking goalie extension passing Carey Price as the highest-paid goaltender of all-time Shesterkin was expected to carry the Rangers through their struggles to a Stanley Cup Playoff spot.
Instead, his numbers have regressed immensely and now this injury news might provide some context as to why he has fallen off.
At the moment the exact injury that Shesterkin is facing is unknown beyond being upper body so his return timeline is uncertain as well.
Clearly, the Rangers believe the injury is serious enough to warrant a trip to injured reserve and now Shesterkin will focus on trying to stay healthy as the Rangers do their best to keep their season afloat.
As more reports come in regarding Shesterkin's status and long-term diagnosis we will pass along the latest news.
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