Rangers receive troubling news as superstar is sidelined and placed on IR with an upper-body injury
The New York Rangers have received troubling news as their superstar goaltender has been placed on Injured Reserved due to suffering an upper-body injury.
It was just confirmed and announced by several sources that Rangers starting goaltender
Igor Shesterkin has been placed on Injured Reserved due to an upper-body injury.
Igor Shesterkin is going on IR with an upper-body injury, per source.
Igor Shesterkin is going on IR with an upper body injury, according to a source. What else can go wrong?
It still remains unclear how Igor Shesterkin sustained this injury, but it likely from when the Rangers faced off against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, as there was several cases of players crashing into the net and taking him out.
Purely off of speculation it would seem like this was the incident when the injury occurred:
Bennett goes through Shesterkin with a little help from
Ryan Lindgren. #NYR
At the moment the severity of Igor Shesterkin's injury remains unclear, along with how long he will be sidelined for.
However, this is certainly a big blow for the Rangers organization as they desperately need everyone at 100% as their struggles continue to progress throughout the season.
Igor Shesterkin now sits with a record of 11-15-1 throughout the 27 games he has stared for the Rangers this season. Along with a 3.10 GAA and a .906 save percentage.
Do you think Igor Shesterkin's will be out long-term? Let us know in the poll down below and stay tuned to NY Rangers Insider for the latest news and updates on the New York Rangers.
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POLL |
DECEMBRE 31 | 1245 ANSWERS Rangers receive troubling news as superstar is sidelined and placed on IR with an upper-body injury Do you think Igor Shesterkin's will be out long-term? |
Yes | 613 | 49.2 % |
No | 632 | 50.8 % |
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