One of the greatest rivalries in sports is that between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers. There’s a lot of hatred on the ice, but the fans is the primary source of the cross-river beef. As we
witnessed with the Matt Rempe foolishness last season, the Rangers’ player of the month was sent out of every Devils game due to his careless play and general incapacity to maintain discipline.
Nevertheless, in spite of their antagonism, the two sides are willing to give each other credit when it is due. When Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was questioned about who his toughest opponent’s shot was to block, this is what transpired.
Thus, among all the players in the league, Jack Hughes is mentioned in the same sentence with two of the greatest players this game has ever seen: Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon. That’s what the league’s top goalkeeper said about Hughes. In
their brief careers, Shesterkin and Hughes have shared many roles with one another. Since entering the league in 2019, Hughes has faced the Rangers 20 times during the regular season and seven times during the postseason. With 11 goals, he scored 20
points throughout the regular season. Jack Hughes scored a point in each of the Devils’ four games against the Rangers last season, despite the team’s complete loss. Shesterkin is aware of Hughes’s proactive
