NHL Community: Elliotte Friedman thinks the New York Rangers are going to should bend on the subject of an Igor Shesterkin contract extension. He has a case to be their highest-paid participant, however by how a lot?
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EJ Hradek: “Elliott, I wish to take you proper round our space right here, the New York Rangers. There’s been a number of dialogue about, you already know, Shesterkin. He’s within the final 12 months of his contract. You recognize…”
Friedman: “He’s? I hadn’t heard something.”
Hradek: “Yeah, you already know, we had, I had my man, Kevin Weekes right here was speaking about, like, you already know, he turned down a deal. I do know you’ve been making an attempt to trace this down as nicely. I imply, it’s an attention-grabbing story for positive.
What’s he going to get? Additionally, with (Alexis) Lafreniere, what’s the state of affairs there? Give us a, what have you learnt about what’s taking place with the Rangers proper now, with these two gamers by way of extensions?
Friedman: “I believe this, I believe that with regards to Shesterkin, I believe it’s simply, it’s the Rangers are going to should get comfy with the place he needs to go. I believe he needs to remain in New York. I believe he needs to be a Ranger. However I believe there’s a manner that he and his representatives view the state of affairs. That’s, he’s one of the best Ranger, and he ought to be paid as such.
And you already know, EJ, I used to be, I discussed our pod this week, that what one man mentioned to me was, what he would do is, if he was the Rangers, is he’d provide them yet one more greenback than (Artemi) Panarin and see if that will get it completed. And I don’t know if that’s occurred, however I believed it was an attention-grabbing thought.
I do assume the Rangers are in the end going to should bend on this one. You recognize, the opposite factor too is it bought out at first of the week final week, and Kevin had a fantastic scoop. It did create some exhausting emotions, I believe. Nearly the truth that that bought out. I believe, like, there have been individuals who felt that Shesterkin was, that was, it was being made to look unhealthy. They didn’t like that.
And so I believe all people right here has type of gone again down and tried to be somewhat bit extra hermetic. However I nonetheless consider on the finish of the day, he’s going to be a long-time Ranger, and the Rangers will simply should bend to nearer to the place he needs to go.”
