GoalkeeperNew York Rangers » Igor Shesterkin recognized as the best goalkeeper of the season in the NHL regular season, in an interview with did not name the best among Russian goalkeepers.
– Who is still the coolest Russian goalie in the NHL – according to Shesterkin himself?
– There is Vasilevsky, Sorokin, Bobrovsky, Varlamov… We have a very good school and there are a lot of good Russian goalkeepers in the NHL. And that’s the coolest thing. In addition, foreign guards are also very strong. Therefore, every year you have to show your maximum.
– What if the Rangers meet the Islanders in the playoffs, would the series against Sorokin be special for you?
I think we would fight! So we wouldn’t care who we play. Everyone would like to go further. It would be a very interesting series. And there would be a lot of chaos in the stands.
– Can there be friendship between goalkeepers of the same club or the same national team?
– Why not? Look, goalkeepers from all teams communicate well with each other and support each other. This is the only way to become one team, to create a backbone and to achieve results.
Shesterkin, 26, became the third Russian goalie to win the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender. Previously it was directed by Sergey Bobrovsky (2013, 2017) and Andrey Vasilevsky (2019).
Source : MatchTV
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