Have Talks Slowed Down Between the Rangers and Igor Shesterkin?
It seems issues have quieted down on the Igor Shesterkin entrance concerning contract talks. We all know Shesterkin needs to be the highest-paid goalie in the NHL. That isn’t a secret.
NHL Rumors: The New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin
Shesterkin continues to play properly within the closing 12 months of his contract and could get whatever he wants from the Rangers or on the open market. The Rangers wish to hold him and he needs to remain. So, what has been occurring between these two sides since the whole lot grew to become public earlier than the season started?
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron and was requested what the most recent is with Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers as issues have quieted down on that entrance.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
NHL Rumors: Igor Shesterkin Will Reset the Goalie Market
Steve Kouleas: “What’s the most recent on Igor Shesterkin, something? It’s too quiet on the Japanese Entrance.”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, it’s been very, very quiet. And I feel, partly by design. I imply, everybody sort of hit the e-brake as soon as (Kevin) Weekes had the report on the market, after which they obtained (Alexis) Lafreniere final 12 months, excuse me, locked into his extension.
They’ve Shesterkin. They’ve K’Andre Miller as properly. In order that they’ve obtained the cash to allocate. It’s only a matter of how they’re going to disperse it. I’m positive and so they’ve been fairly open about the truth that strains of communication are going to stay open.
However by way of any traction, all people may be very, very tight-lipped, which, relying on the way you view it, may imply, oh, perhaps they’re hunkering all the way down to get one thing performed, and so they need the whole lot all zipped up, or there actually isn’t a lot progress or traction within the final little bit.
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin Don’t Want Contract to be a Distraction
I imply, till anyone speaks or says one thing to anyone, it’s sort of you bought to, you bought to attend. And I suppose, sort of speculate to a sure extent, however there’s no query he’s a precedence for the New York Rangers. It’s only a matter of hammering out that quantity. I nonetheless suppose it’s going to be round that $12 million AAV mark. That’s what he’s pushing for.
Let’s see. I feel quite a lot of that as properly is dependent upon phrases. I may see a state of affairs the place they don’t go max eight, however you possibly can see one thing within the fixture vary as properly.”
