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Dylan Garand, a 24-year-old goaltender, was unexpectedly called up by the New York Rangers after being waived by the Vancouver Canucks in less than two weeks. This sudden change came due to injuries to veteran goalies Igor Shesterkin and Joonas Korpisalo, leaving Garand as the starting goalie against the Canucks on Sunday, his fifth NHL start ever. The Rangers view this move as a necessity given their current roster situation, with no clear alternative available until Korpisalo returns from injured reserve. Despite the challenge, Garand expressed readiness and excitement to contribute to team success in New York.
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Dylan Garand’s life has changed in a flash, going from waivers to becoming the No. 1 goaltender for the Rangers in less than two weeks.
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life → change → weeks
That’s his reality, at least until veteran goaltender Joonas Korpisalo returns from injured reserve in the wake of Igor Shesterkin’s season-ending lower-body injury.
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Korpisalo → ’ → injury
tRY IT NOW“Obviously, I think it’s been 11 days — pretty crazy,” the 24-year-old Garand said after practice Saturday.
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Garand → try → practice
“Sometimes, it’s part of the job.
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it → ’ → job
For us as a team, it sucks.
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it → suck → team
You never want to see guys get injured, especially your best player in Igor.
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guys → want → Igor
He means a lot to the guys in this room, and me personally.
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He → mean → room
At the same time, it’s next man up.
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it → ’ → time
That’s kind of my approach here.
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That → ’ → ?
“I’m excited for the opportunity, going to put my heart and soul on the line for these guys and this city every night.
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I → go → guys
Just try to help the team win.”
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team → try → ?
Sunday against the Canucks will mark just the fifth NHL start of his young career.
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Sunday → mark → career
The Rangers believe he is up to the task.
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he → believe → task
They have no choice.
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They → have → choice
Head coach Mike Sullivan made it seem unlikely the Rangers will trade for a proven netminder.
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Rangers → make → netminder
Garand was drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round in 2020.
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Garand → draft → 2020
He was part of the last round of training camp cuts and was waived Sept. 27.
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He → waive → cuts
The Rangers brought him up Oct. 1, when Korpisalo was placed on injured reserve.
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Korpisalo → bring → reserve
Korpisalo is expected to miss another month.
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Korpisalo → expect → month
In three starts last season, Garand posted a 2-0-1 record and a .948 save percentage.
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Garand → post → record
He notched a shutout in a win over the Red Wings in Detroit this year, and performed well in place of Shesterkin in the loss to the Capitals on Friday night.
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He → notch → night
He’s another fierce competitor, he loves hockey, and he has aspirations to play in the NHL,” Sullivan said.
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Sullivan → ’ → NHL
“He’s a good goalie.
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He → ’ → ?
Every time we’ve put him in the net, certainly since I’ve been here, he’s made timely saves.
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he → put → saves
He’s given our team a chance to win each and every time he’s been in the net.
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he → give → net
We think he’s very capable, and he’s going to get an opportunity here.”
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he → think → opportunity
Sullivan and Rangers alternate captains Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad spoke about needing to rally around Garand and make his job as easy as it can be.
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it → speak → Garand
He was thrilled to hear about that support.
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He → thrill → support
“That’s pretty cool,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“I really love this group, it’s so fun to be around.
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it → love → group
For them to say kind words about me, makes me feel good for sure, and makes me want to battle for them even more.”
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me → say → them
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