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Goaltender Igor Shesterkin, 25, who appeared in 35 games with the Rangers last season and is viewed as their netminder of the future, agreed to a four-year contract with New York on Monday, the team announced.
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Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who was 3-0-0 with a 2.33 GAA against Carolina this season, started in the Rangers' loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday as Igor Shesterkin was deemed "unfit to play."
New York Rangers hotshot rookie goaltender Igor Shesterkin suffered a non-displaced rib fracture in a car accident in Brooklyn on Sunday night and will be reevaluated in "a couple of weeks," according to Rangers president John Davidson.
