MSG Networks and Optimum might’ve settled their beef just in time for Rangers fans to tune in, but after what went down on Saturday, they probably wished they hadn’t. The Blueshirts stormed back onto the ice post-4 Nations break, only to crash and burn in Buffalo. The Sabres—yes, the fourth-worst team in the NHL—put on an absolute clinic, handing New York a brutal 8-2 beatdown. By the time the first 20 minutes wrapped up, the game was basically a done deal, with the rest feeling like a painfully long epilogue.And at the heart of the disaster? Igor Shesterkin, who returned from injury only to get lit up for five goals on 16 shots before being yanked just 18:21 in. To say fans were frustrated would be an understatement—they were fuming. Watching their star goalie get shelled and the team crumble in epic fashion was not how they imagined this one going. But it didn’t end here!NHL reporter Mollie Walker took to X after the game, dropping a little postgame bombshell: “Igor Shesterkin was requested by media for postgame interviews, but the #NYR goalie did not come out.” And just like that, the internet erupted. Rangers fans weren’t just upset—they were absolutely fuming.One fan didn’t hold back, saying, “That’s a horrible look. Hank always spoke, good or bad. His responsibility as a professional is to face the media. Igor was horrible as was the team. But he still has to answer questions. Bad optics and bad job by media relations.” Yikes. When the hockey world starts pulling out Henrik Lundqvist comparisons, you know it’s bad.Igor Shesterkin was requested by media for postgame interviews, but the #NYR goalie did not come out— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) February 23, 2025Now, to be fair, two of the five goals Shesterkin gave up were deflections in traffic, but let’s be real—he wasn’t exactly locked in, either. Puck tracking? Off. Confidence? MIA. And while he had to ease back into practice last week after dealing with that mysterious pre-break injury, fans weren’t in the mood for excuses.Ever since signing that monster eight-year, $92 million extension—the one set to make him the highest-paid goalie in the league next season—Shesterkin just hasn’t been that brick-wall, best-in-the-world netminder the Rangers banked on. And after a brutal 8-2 collapse, let’s just say the patience in New York is wearing real thin. But this was just the tip of the iceberg!New York Rangers’ goalie faces the heat!This story is developing…The post New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin ‘No Show’ Angers Fans After Brutal Loss to Sabres: “Horrible” appeared first on EssentiallySports.