Rangers' Shesterkin throws off Reaves with two-second delay after ritual

The New York Rangers pregame ritual was on a two-second delay on Monday.

Since forward Ryan Reaves signed with the Rangers prior to the 2021-22 season, the pregame routine has been the same: goalie Igor Shesterkin crouches down in the doorway leading to the ice, Reaves shoves some teammates then yells at the top of his lungs "Shesty, release us!" The "u" in the shouted us is usually elongated for maximum effect.
Pretty much every time this routine has been done, Shesterkin walks out immediately with the team following.
Monday things went a little differently.
For some reason, Shesterkin took an extra moment before hitting the ice.

Was he psyching himself up a little extra? Was he chomping some gum and didn't hear Reaves end the "us" part? Is he in fact actually a goalie robot and was taking a moment to reboot?
We may never know. But the extra tick brought a smile to the faces of Reaves and defenseman K'Andre Miller with Reaves finally letting out a mellow as can be "alright" as Shesterkin departed.