Shesterkin was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Jan. 6, 2020, and after his strong regular season, he started one game in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, making 27 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that eliminated the Rangers in Game 3 of the best-of-5 series. Shesterkin was unfit to play in Games 1 and 2 of the series.
"It's a small sample," Quinn said. "We also have to keep in mind he's not a 22-year-old kid who came out of college or junior hockey. He's got a pro background (in the Kontinental Hockey League) where he's had an awful lot of success. But again, I know everybody wants to talk about Shesterkin], but [Alexandar Georgiev
, Los Angeles Kings, 12 points; Alexander Romanov, Montreal Canadiens, 10 points; Nicholas Robertson, Toronto Maple Leafs, 9 points (one first-place vote);
Trevor Zegras
, Anaheim Ducks, 9 points; Dylan Cozens, Buffalo Sabres, 9 points; Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders, 8 points; Bowen Byram, Colorado Avalanche, 7 points; Owen Tippett, Florida Panthers, 5 points; Joel Kiviranta, Dallas Stars, 4 points;
Moritz Seider
, Detroit Red Wings, 4 points;
Alex Turcotte
, Los Angeles Kings, 3 points; Grigori Denisenko, Florida Panthers, 1 point;
Jake Sanderson
, Ottawa Senators, 1 point