Elliotte Friedman mentioned throughout his most up-to-date 32 Ideas Podcast that there’s a snag in negotiations between the New York Rangers and goaltender Igor Shesterkin.
Friedman stories that Igor Shesterkin’s representatives consider the star goalie is one of the best participant on the New York Rangers and ought to be compensated accordingly. Nonetheless, the crew’s highest-paid participant, Artemi Panarin, earns $11.64 million per season. In accordance with Friedman, Shesterkin is searching for a wage increased than Panarin’s. The Rangers are at the moment unwilling to satisfy that demand.
Friedman admitted this was solely a concept. Nonetheless, he believes he’s in the precise ballpark on what’s occurring between the 2 sides. He additionally mentioned that he couldn’t affirm Kevin Weeke’s report of an eight-year, $11 million supply from the Rangers. That mentioned, he believes it’s true. He additionally thinks Shesterkin bought that provide late and turned it down.
Friedman added that the Rangers will seemingly get to Shesterkin’s quantity, however the difficulty is the leap between what Carey Worth made because the highest-paid goalie within the NHL and what Shesterkin desires is a matter. The Rangers worry how they’ll look agreeing to leap Shesterkin’s wage as a lot as $1.5 million from the highest-paid goalie in historical past. Usually, gamers solely leap $100,000 to $600,000 because the numbers climb and are primarily based on a share of the wage cap. The Rangers stand to seem like the silly crew that gave Shesterkin an unreasonable increase.
Shesterkin Has the Rangers in a Tough Spot
Nonetheless, Friedman suggests Shesterkin has the Rangers in a tricky spot as a result of they play a mode that solely works with Shesterkin in purpose. A 31-save shutout to open the season reveals that the crew must utterly change their method of taking part in if one other goalie is there as an alternative of Shesterkin.
It’s not clear when this case will probably be resolved, Friedman thinks the Rangers will in the end cave, however the truth that Shesterkin has a flooring of Panarin’s contract and the Rangers have a ceiling of the identical, it’s exhausting to understand how lengthy these negotiations might drag out. It’s additionally not clear if Shesterkin actually has closed off all negotiations now that the season has begun.
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