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 up to now. 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, no less than 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 carried out earlier than puck dropped tonight in opposition to Pittsburgh. It’s not carried out. 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 realize, I’m not like, I can’t affirm Kevin’s numbers. That doesn’t imply that he’s incorrect. It simply means I haven’t been in a position to affirm the numbers particularly. However he’s proper about the truth that, you realize 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 one of the best participant on the crew, and he needs to be compensated as such now.
Proper now, the highest-paid participant on the crew is our Artemi Panarin, whose quantity is slightly below 11.7, and if the eight instances 11 supply is right, I believe they’d say, You realize what, he needs to be larger than that and however positively the theme of it, as Kevin indicated, is right.
So, you realize, I believe that I believe if eight instances 11 was on the desk, it’s decrease than what Shesterkin’s camp thinks is the appropriate quantity. And you realize, I believe the problem right here Scotty is that I don’t know that anyone would argue that Shesterkin is one of the best Ranger or essentially the most worthwhile Ranger. Take your decide, whichever you favor. However what that may imply is, you realize, 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 suppose the Rangers dispute that he needs to be the highest-paid goalie of all time. I don’t suppose the Rangers have any drawback with giving Shesterkin an enormous quantity.
I believe proper now, until it will get bridged immediately, that there’s a philosophical battle over the place that actual quantity needs to be.”