NHL Rumors: The Interesting Situation As Igor Shesterkin Tries To Reset The Goaltending Market

TSN: Pierre LeBrun continues with Jay Onrait on how interesting the Igor Shesterkin situation is – New York Rangers. Shesterkin will get paid and become the highest paid goaltender in NHL history, but how high are the Rangers willing to go?

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“This Skesterkin interview is one of the most exciting in years for me. And you know, I delved into my Athletic piece and the reason is, the goaltending position has been under pressure financially, and in some philosophical ways, from the front offices of the NHL a few years ago.

You know, it started with sports science you know, you have a starting goaltender, you shouldn't play more than 55 or 58 games, right? And now there is a lot of sharing on the net. Then there's the school of thought from many front offices that says the scoring position in today's game is a more difficult to predict, repeatable outcome. Repetitive performance. That goaltending plays in and out, so you shouldn't give a lot of cap dollars to that position.

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And listen, sure you can make an argument for most of those things, but Igor Skesterkin and his agents say .928 career playoff percentage, 28 years old, UFA year, whatever. They will seek it, and they will find it. And the question is whether they will get it from the Rangers or somewhere else.

But there is no doubt in my mind that he will be a double digit paid goalkeeper. There hasn't been one since Sergei Bobrovsky earned $10 million a year. Carey Price has the all-time record at 10 and a half million a year.

And the Rangers have spoken, our understanding from Skesterkin and his camp is that they are willing to pay more than that 10 and a half million for Carey Price.

So why is it being done as we speak? And I can tell you that I went into it again, you know, on Wednesday evening, and that was the situation in that conversation.

So what number does this conclude in terms of getting an extension in front of what many people believe is the best goalkeeper in the world? Is it 11 and a half (million)? Is it 12? Are you 12 and a half? Is it too much and at what point do the Rangers think it's too much?

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It's hard to say. But it's interesting because this isn't just about the New York Rangers and their legendary goaltender, I think it's about the area of ​​the nose. Overall, for goalkeepers, I think it's history to try to get goalkeepers back on track financially.”