How excessive will Igor Shesterkin‘s subsequent contact go?
TSN: Pierre LeBrun mentioned Igor Shesterkin will probably be the highest-paid NHL goalie, topping Carey Worth‘s $10.5 million, the New York Rangers have advised Shesterkin that they’re okay with that. LeBrun provides that Shesterkin needs to reset the goalie market.
“In case you consider Sorokin and Hellebuyck and Saros, all beneath $9 million a 12 months. In truth, Saros the freshest of these three offers at $7.74 million a 12 months. Hellebuyck has gained two Vezinas, Shesterkin has gained one. Shesterkin’s camp is trying to completely blow previous these three contracts.
The query is, if the Rangers are keen to go north of $10.5 million, and the deal’s not accomplished but, the place will this find yourself? Is it $11,12, 13 million? We’ll wait and discover out. Within the meantime, Shesterkin want to get this accomplished earlier than the common season begins, or else he’ll shelve talks is what he’s telling the Rangers.”
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TSN: From Pierre LeBrun’s early model of Insider Buying and selling on Igor Shesterkin.
“The underside line is that they consider the cap goes up, which it’s, therefore the proportion of the cap that the pays gamers goes up. Though different group across the league are attempting to reduce what they pay goalies, Shesterkin’s camp says not them.”
The Ottawa Senators and Linus Ullmark will discuss extension down the highway
TSN: Chris Johnston mentioned that the Ottawa Senators and the reps for goaltender Linus Ullmark haven’t held any substantive contract extension talks. Ullmark could be a UFA after the season.
“Now, that’s not as a result of they don’t intend to take action. Clearly, Ottawa thinks extremely of the participant. They might like to preserve him, however I feel the technique proper now could be perhaps to let this breathe somewhat bit, give him time to get snug within the metropolis and together with his new group, after which broach these contract discussions at someplace weeks or months down the highway.”
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Phil Kessel doesn’t need to retire but
TSN: Pierre LeBrun mentioned that Phil Kessel isn’t able to retire from the NHL simply and he’s on the lookout for a PTO if the match is true.
“And one of many issues that his camp has alerted groups which have referred to as about him is that ‘don’t fear about that ironman streak.’ It’s not going to be a difficulty. He’s open to a part-time function and never enjoying each sport, and that’s a reasonably key departure, I feel, from the previous. So the underside line is, ‘Phil the Thrill’ remains to be open to coming again if the match is true.”
