Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the most recent on the New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin.
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Ron MacLean: “Elliotte, you would do 20 minutes on the New York Rangers, however how a couple of couple?”
Friedman: “I’d like to do 20 minutes. I don’t know if the viewers would take pleasure in this a lot, although. Ron.
Nicely, to start with, the massive story of the week is Shesterkin, no query about it, within the turning down of an eight occasions $11 million a yr supply.
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And one of many issues that got here out of this was, does the beginning of the season actually imply the top of negotiations? As a result of there had been a tender deadline on the beginning of the yr to get this completed.
Nicely, look, I believe there have been some onerous emotions this week that this received out, however the general place appears to be that the Rangers imagine that if they will get to a quantity that makes Shesterkin pleased, that the beginning of the season doesn’t imply this may’t get completed sooner or later. And that’s what representatives are for, to deal with all this.
And I usually hear that the phrase is that the Rangers really feel in the event that they get to a quantity that he likes, they will nonetheless get it completed in season. We’ll see what occurs.
I’ve heard many occasions that Shesterkin is positioned himself because the Rangers finest participant and most essential participant. I don’t suppose anyone would disagree with that, and that’s the goal right here, no less than. Proper now, Panarin, and is their highest-paid participant at about $11.64 million.
MacLean: “So is that it? If they simply get above that? As a result of I might argue that Adam Fox, though Panarin’s good tonight. By the way in which, Utah Hockey Membership, main 5-3 and Shesterkin’s given up all 5 targets . However you bought Fox to think about, in case you’re the Rangers and say, ‘Nicely, what about him?’ He’s solely making $9.5 (million), and also you’ve received the Carey Worth benchmark. That’s all the time been an argument that they’vemade.
Friedman: “Yeah, there’s no query that $10.5 (million) for Carey Worth, the Rangers have clearly stated, indicated that he would be the highest paid goalie within the NHL, however how a lot larger. It’s a very good debate.
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Some individuals who negotiate say, you by no means wish to transfer that far. Others say, what? If the participant is price it, and there’s no query Shesterkin is price it, you simply go and also you make the deal.”
