Have Talks Slowed Down Between the Rangers and Igor Shesterkin?
It seems issues have quieted down on the Igor Shesterkin entrance relating to contract talks. We all know Shesterkin needs to be the highest-paid goalie within the NHL. That isn’t a secret.
NHL Rumors: The New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin
Shesterkin continues to play properly within the last yr of his contract and will get no matter he needs from the Rangers or on the open market. The Rangers need to hold him and he needs to remain. So, what has been occurring between these two sides since every little thing 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 newest is with Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers as issues have unexpectedly quieted down on that entrance.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
NHL Rumors: Igor Shesterkin Will Reset the Goalie Market
Steve Kouleas: “What’s the newest on Igor Shesterkin, something? It’s too quiet on the Jap 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 acquired (Alexis) Lafreniere final yr, excuse me, locked into his extension.
They’ve Shesterkin. They’ve Ok’Andre Miller as properly. So that they’ve acquired 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 when it comes to any traction, everyone may be very, very tight-lipped, which, relying on the way you view it, might imply, oh, possibly they’re hunkering all the way down to get one thing completed, and so they need every little thing 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 Need Contract to be a Distraction
I imply, till someone speaks or says one thing to anyone, it’s sort of you bought to, you bought to attend. And I assume, 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 assume 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 depends upon phrases. I might see a state of affairs the place they don’t go max eight, however you can see one thing within the fixture vary as properly.”
