Rangers open post-Igor Shesterkin era with gritty, resilient win over Canucks

There is something to be said about the way the Rangers have responded in the face of adversity so far this season. Last season’s Blueshirts team crumbled nearly every time a game got hard, revealing a debilitating mental fragility in the wake of any game-tying goals against, erroneous officiating or their own costly turnovers.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.So far in this new campaign, however, the Rangers have done just the opposite.And after hearing the most devastating injury news possible about their star goalie Igor Shesterkin, who will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the 2026-27 Rangers took a 6-2 win over a struggling Canucks team despite giving up an equalizing shorthanded goal late in the second period.“This is a situation I feel like not a lot needs to be said,” captain J.T.

Miller said Sunday morning after participating in an optional skate.“Everybody in here knows what needs to be done.

Everybody’s got to pull a little more weight around here.I said the other night, [Shesterkin] is one of the pillars of our organization and this hockey team, and a leader for us.

It’s devastating to lose a guy like him, outside of how elite he is as a goalie…There’s a lot to be pulled from every guy in here right now to make up for what we’re losing.”It’s been a couple years since the Rangers were described as resilient, but there have been flashes of the trait this season. After the Rangers gave up two second-period goals to tie the Oct.6 game against the Islanders, Mika Zibanejad said it himself that last year’s team probably would’ve collapsed in that position.Not this time.

Not this year.Not if the Rangers and their intentions for the season have anything to say about it. Similarly to that Isles game last week, the Rangers’ effort never faltered after the momentum swung in their opponents’ fa...