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Rangers loan Joonas Korpisalo to Hartford for conditioning stint
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Joonas Korpisaloappears to be closing in on his return to the Rangers .
Korpisalo has been progressing steadily in practice with the team, and now, they are officially loaning him to AHL Hartford for a conditioning stint.
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The veteran is expected to be between the pipes Wednesday against Hershey.
Korpisalo, of course, has been on IR since the beginning of the season with a foot infection.
At the time of Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury, the team announced he'd miss about four more weeks, and now he's finally drawing closer to making his team debut.
Getting the netminder back certainly would be a nice boost for the Blueshirts, as young Dylan Garandhas now logged 11 consecutive appearances since Shesterkin went down.
Though Garand has shown plenty of positives along the way, the team will benefit from giving him a breather with a steady option alongside him.
Korpisalo is coming off back-to-back down seasons with the Bruins, but he has racked up 302 starts and a .900 save percentage over his 11-year NHL career.
