Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week compares modern New York Rangers goalies Henrik Lundqvist and Igor Shesterkin with a post-World War II pair of earlier heroes, Chuck Rayner and "Sugar "Jim Henry.

Now that the New York Rangers have begun celebrating their Centennial season, several outstanding personalities inspire discussion and comparison, but none more than goalies then and now.

Ever since Henrik Lundqvist became the starter in 2005, the Rangers have been blessed with superior puck-stopping up to the current era of Igor Shesterkin , a 29-year-old who won the 2022 Vezina Trophy voted as the best goalie in the NHL. He's maintaining h

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