For one thing, his gorgeous goalie victory against a traditionally high-scoring Toronto team has NHL experts such as Kevin Weekes – he broke the original outlandish Shesterkin $ demand – warbling cheery super-homilies about Igor's soaring value.

As extensions for star goalies continue happening, how will this impact the negotiations between Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers?

Laviolette sat Zac Jones in favor of Ruhwedel, who played 14:04 on Saturday and tied for the team lead with a plus-two rating. Jones had played in the previous four games, posting an assist and a plus-four rating while averaging 15:45 of ice time. The Rangers had 44.18 percent of the expected goal share with him on the ice at five-on-five.