Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers Don’t Need Negotiations To Be a Distraction
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron on the Energy Play phase. When requested in regards to the Igor Shesterkin state of affairs with the New York Rangers, he said that each events didn’t need the contract talks to be a distraction.
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Steve Kouleas: “One other attractive storyline are the Rangers now, with the Devils both chasing them, or they chasing the Devils. Formally now they’re chasing the Devils as a result of the Rangers haven’t performed but. So the place are you on? You understand, type of a more recent fourth line. Reilly Smith is in. There’s some harm points proper now. Clearly, they’re going to harm in the beginning of the 12 months. And the cloud that everybody’s speaking about is Igor Shesterkin. Will that be $11 or $12 million distraction proper now? Mr. Pagnotta.”
David Pagnotta: “I imply, they don’t need it to be a distraction. He doesn’t need it to be a distraction. The staff actually doesn’t. So we’ll see the place that goes. I feel the whole lot that I’ve heard surrounding that was that this was going to be hovering across the $12 million mark, if not beginning with the 12 and time period, you realize, it’ll be long run.
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Is it going to be a full eight that’ll in the end rely upon the quantity? I feel they’ve mentioned a number of totally different situations right here, however, I imply, the purpose is clearly to get him locked in. The Rangers know that he’s their man, they usually can’t afford actually, to half with him at any level. You understand, even for those who play the complete season and let him stroll as a free agent, that’s that’s large hassle for that one, they know they’ll’t do this.
That leverage is what Shesterkin and his camp type of have in the meanwhile. It’s precisely that. So, I feel there’s some, there’s going to be some give and take, and there was slightly little bit of give and take, however he’s going to be the highest-paid goalie in NHL historical past when it comes to AAV, primarily based on time period that’ll in the end dictate the overall quantity.
However can we get to an eight instances 12 situation? I feel, I feel they’ve been actually pressuring New York into getting one thing that begins with the 12. Once more, it’ll rely upon the time period. However there was this notion that, nicely, as soon as the season begins, we don’t wish to, you realize, we wish to give attention to the 12 months after which hunker down at negotiations.
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That’s what the brokers report. So let Igor give attention to his recreation and let Drury and firm deal with it with the brokers. And in the event that they don’t get one thing by the center of the season, then I can see a situation the place they do shut issues down as a result of it’s taking place within the second half. You wish to give attention to issues.
So, I don’t suppose immediately (Wednesday) was a definitive deadline. I do suppose that they’ll proceed discussions, perhaps, see, within the subsequent couple of weeks, if they may hammer one thing out, but when it doesn’t get achieved sooner.
However they don’t need this to be a distraction. It is a cup-contending staff. That’s what they wish to give attention to. Is Igor locked into an extension now or later? I don’t suppose to them it actually issues.”
