Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present on New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who’s eligible to signal a contract extension after July 1st.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “By the best way, early candidate for offseason line of the 12 months, Igor Shesterkin, “I don’t converse English,” when he was requested about his contract .
You have got a thought on the Rangers goaltender, both the road or his state of affairs proper now?
Friedman: “We’ve talked so much about this. I believe the Rangers are, are, are gonna need to maneuver this one. I believe they know that Shesterkin has all of the leverage on the planet and their job right here is to place him in a quantity the place they notice he’s most likely both, he most likely deserves to earn extra, however they need to construct a group round him. And I believe that’s what they’re going to attempt to do.
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I’ve heard, I heard from a few those that mentioned that, you understand, this can be a man who has a low-key, fairly humorous humorousness.
Marek: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “And that was a wonderfully on-brand remark for him, proper? So that they weren’t actually stunned, he simply doesn’t present it publicly a ton.
The, the factor is, is somebody identified to me, and also you’re the one which introduced up Carey Worth who’s $10.5 (million) is, is the important thing quantity right here. If you happen to have a look at when Carey Worth signed that deal, it was, maintain on I bought written down right here, share of the cap was, was 14%, I imagine.
And so, should you have a look at 14%, it’s, it’s $12 (million) one thing. So I don’t know if it’ll get there however you understand, lots of brokers and groups do have a look at share of the cap.
Marek: “Yep.
Friedman: “They usually say that’s the true comparable not the quantity. Brokers try this particularly. Possibly groups don’t try this as a lot however I believe the groups acknowledge that the brokers try this.
Marek: “Yeah.
Friedman: “So should you’re share, the cap I believe Worth’s quantity was 14 (%). So should you go to 14 (%), it’ll be the, the projections that everyone’s been given out, the groups and the gamers, are that within the first 12 months of his deal, the cap might be at $92 (million). So should you go 14% of $92 (million), that numbers in $12 (hundreds of thousands).
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So we’ll see. I imply, once more, nothing is completed till it’s performed. It’s negotiation, you progress, you progress the goalposts to profit you. And you understand, like I mentioned, the the Rangers don’t have the leverage right here, and so they’re gonna need to determine it out. They’re gonna need to get to some extent the place they’ll say, you earned it however we need to win, and we’ll see the place that goes.”
