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 thus far. 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, at the least 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 performed earlier than puck dropped tonight towards Pittsburgh. It’s not performed. They’re going backwards and forwards. I imply, what are you able to inform us in regards to the negotiations Shesterkin’s camp with the New York Rangers?
Elliotte Friedman: “You already know, I’m not like, I can’t verify Kevin’s numbers. That doesn’t imply that he’s fallacious. It simply means I haven’t been in a position to verify the numbers particularly. However he’s proper about the truth that, you already know they’re not there proper now. And the one factor I feel is happening right here is that I consider Shesterkin’s representatives have argued, and fairly pretty, that he’s the most effective participant on the workforce, and he needs to be compensated as such now.
Proper now, the highest-paid participant on the workforce is our Artemi Panarin, whose quantity is slightly below 11.7, and if the eight occasions 11 supply is appropriate, I feel they’d say, You already know what, he needs to be increased than that and however undoubtedly the theme of it, as Kevin indicated, is appropriate.
So, you already know, I feel that I feel if eight occasions 11 was on the desk, it’s decrease than what Shesterkin’s camp thinks is the proper quantity. And you already know, I feel the problem right here Scotty is that I don’t know that anyone would argue that Shesterkin is the most effective Ranger or probably the most worthwhile Ranger. Take your choose, whichever you like. However what that will imply is, you already know, that’s 1.2 million at minimal, greater than the best goalie ever been paid.
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And I feel that’s the place the problem is right here: folks can’t fathom it, or individuals are unwilling to cross that threshold for a goalie. And I feel that’s the place we’re. I don’t assume the Rangers dispute that he needs to be the highest-paid goalie of all time. I don’t assume the Rangers have any drawback with giving Shesterkin an enormous quantity.
I feel proper now, until it will get bridged as we speak, that there’s a philosophical battle over the place that actual quantity needs to be.”
