I’m one of the few Ranger fans who wants Georgiev kept on the team. I’d be more than happy with a 3 headed goalie next year as well. At the end of the day, I haven’t seen enough of Yorkie to say hey this kid is gonna be better than Georgiev. What I can say is Georgiev is a very good keeper now and will only get better. I truly believe Georgiev will be an All Star in this league.
You've chosen to not see enough of Shestyorkin. He's played hockey for years, and done it a lot better than Georgiyev.
I don't know why some Rangers fans insist Georgiyev is going to be an above-average starting goalie in the NHL. There's almost nothing he's done that suggests that. His numbers have went down every season of his career as he's gotten more games each season. He's shown that he can't handle a high workload. He's never strung together more than four starts in a row .900+ in any season of his career. To contrast, Shestyorkin's first five starts in the NHL are .900+.
Georgiyev hasn't even outplayed Lundqvist this season. As mediocre as Lundqvist has been and as much as he's declining, he's probably been slightly better than Georgiyev. Some fans will use the excuse that the Rangers defense is bad, but even his advanced stats in recent seasons are very average. In contrast, Hank's advanced stats behind the defense are rather good.
Georgiyev will probably be an adequate back up and might be a 1B caliber of goalie, but if you seriously believe we don't know Shestyorkin is better or seriously believe Georgiyev is valued around the NHL as an elite young goalie, you have Rangers goggles on. Georgiyev is a very average asset with average value around the league.