- Jonathan Quick could come out of retirement to help the Rangers
- Igor Shesterkin is out for the season and Joonas Korpisalo is out four weeks
- Read below for what Quick said about his status and where the Rangers stand in net
Jonathan Quick might not be done after all.
ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reported Saturday that the Rangers are expected to explore goalie help, and that Quick is a possibility if the club asks him to play. Kaplan said the 40-year-old is comfortable in retirement, but sources believe a return could be a possibility.
Quick retired after last season and the Rangers hired him as director of goaltending development over the summer. He is still in that role, which puts him in the building every day.
The Rangers need the help. They announced Saturday that Igor Shesterkin will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury, a day after he was helped off the ice in a 3-1 loss at Washington.
Backup Joonas Korpisalo is also hurt and expected to be out four weeks. That leaves Dylan Garand as the only NHL goalie on the roster. Garand has a 1.31 goals against average and a shutout in five career games, and he gets the start Sunday at home against Vancouver.
New York has options short of a 40-year-old coming out of retirement. Callum Tung and Spencer Martin are both signed and playing for Hartford in the AHL, and the trade market could offer more. The Rangers started 4-1 with Shesterkin in net, and Kaplan said they now expect to look for goalie help.
Quick finished with 410 wins, the most ever by an American-born goalie. He won two Stanley Cups with the Kings and took the 2012 Conn Smythe along the way.
