Are the New York Rangers Hesitant To Pay Igor Shesterkin within the $12 Million Vary?
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined NHL Morning Skate on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick to debate how the New York Rangers is likely to be hesitant to pay Igor Shesterkin near $1.5 million over Carey Value’s AAV.
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Scott Laughlin: The newest on Shesterkin with the Rangers and the Kevin Weekes report that got here out yesterday (Tuesday), that $88 million has been on the desk and that it’s been turned down to this point. Many insiders some time again had the report that the Rangers are prepared to do the dance with the Shesterkin’s camp, however clearly not coming to an settlement, a minimum of as of now. Elliotte Friedman, NHL community radio, hockey insider from Rogers, Sportsnet and Hockey Night time in Canada, joins us right here to kick off our quantity three of the present.
And I simply talked about, look, I imply, all of the insiders have been throughout this the final couple of weeks, since Shesterkin form of set that deadline. He needed to get one thing achieved earlier than puck dropped tonight towards Pittsburgh. It’s not achieved. They’re going backwards and forwards. I imply, what are you able to inform us concerning the negotiations Shesterkin’s camp with the New York Rangers?
Elliotte Friedman: “You recognize, I’m not like, I can’t affirm Kevin’s numbers. That doesn’t imply that he’s fallacious. It simply means I haven’t been in a position to affirm the numbers particularly. However he’s proper about the truth that, they’re not there proper now. And the one factor I believe is occurring right here is that I imagine Shesterkin’s representatives have argued, and fairly pretty, that he’s the very best participant on the staff, and he must be compensated as such now.
Proper now, the highest-paid participant on the staff is our Artemi Panarin, whose quantity is just below 11.7, and if the eight occasions 11 provide is appropriate, I believe they might say, You recognize what, he must be increased than that and however undoubtedly the theme of it, as Kevin indicated, is appropriate.
So, , I believe that I believe if eight occasions 11 was on the desk, it’s decrease than what Shesterkin’s camp thinks is the best quantity. And , I believe the problem right here Scotty is that I don’t know that anyone would argue that Shesterkin is the very best Ranger or probably the most priceless Ranger. Take your decide, whichever you like. However what that might imply is, , that’s 1.2 million at minimal, greater than the very best goalie ever been paid.
And I believe that’s the place the problem is right here: folks can’t fathom it, or persons are unwilling to cross that threshold for a goalie. And I believe that’s the place we’re. I don’t assume the Rangers dispute that he must be the highest-paid goalie of all time. I don’t assume the Rangers have any downside with giving Shesterkin a giant quantity.
I believe proper now, until it will get bridged at the moment, that there’s a philosophical battle over the place that precise quantity must be.”
