TSN: Pierre LeBrun on with Jay Onrait speaking about how fascinating the Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers state of affairs is. Shesterkin goes to receives a commission and grow to be the highest-paid goaltender in NHL historical past, however how excessive are the Rangers keen to go?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“This Skesterkin negotiation is likely one of the most fascinating in years for me. And you already know, I delved into my piece in The Athletic and the reason being, the goaltending place has been beneath duress financially, and in some methods philosophically, from NHL entrance workplaces over the past a number of years.
You realize, it began with the game science of you already know, primary goalie, you shouldn’t play greater than 55 or 58 video games, proper? And now there’s extra of a sharing of the web. After which there’s a college of thought from plenty of entrance workplaces that say that the goaltending place in at this time’s recreation is essentially the most tough to foretell, a repeatable end result. A repeatable efficiency. That the goalie performances come out and in, and so that you shouldn’t allocate fairly as many cap {dollars} to that place.
Who has extra leverage: Jeremy Swayman or the Boston Bruins?
And pay attention, you’ll be able to definitely make an argument for lots of these issues, however Igor Skesterkin and his brokers are saying .928 profession playoff state share, 28 years previous, UFA in a yr, no matter. They’re going for it, and so they’re going to get it. And the query is whether or not they’re going to get it with the Rangers or elsewhere.
However there’s little question in my thoughts he’s going to be a double-digit paid goalie. There hasn’t been one since Sergei Bobrovsky obtained his $10 million a yr. Carey Value has the all-time file at 10 and a half million a yr.
And the Rangers have communicated, our understanding is to Skesterkin and his camp that they’re keen to pay greater than that 10 and a half million for Carey Value.
So why isn’t it completed as we communicate? And I can let you know that I checked in with it once more, you already know, on Wednesday night, and it was established order in that negotiation.
So what’s the quantity that ends this when it comes to getting an extension in entrance of the, what most individuals imagine is one of the best goalie on this planet? Is it 11 and a half (million)? Is it 12? Is it 12 and a half? Is it extra and at what level do the Rangers assume it’s simply an excessive amount of?
Jeremy Swayman and Igor Shesterkin May Lastly Get NHL Goalie Their Honest Share
Arduous to say. Nevertheless it’s fascinating as a result of this isn’t simply in regards to the New York Rangers and their famous person goalie, I believe it’s in regards to the goalie place. Basically, it’s the goalies, I believe it’s historic in attempting to place the goalies again on observe financially.”
