New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin Do not Need Contract to be a Distraction

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 concerning the Igor Shesterkin scenario with the New York Rangers, he acknowledged that each events didn’t need the contract talks to be a distraction.

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Steve Kouleas: “One other horny 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 already know, sort of a more recent fourth line. Reilly Smith is in. There’s some harm points proper now. Clearly, they’re going to harm at 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 definitely doesn’t. So we’ll see the place that goes. I believe every little thing 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 depend upon the quantity? I believe they’ve mentioned a number of completely different situations right here, however, I imply, the purpose is clearly to get him locked in. The Rangers know that he’s their man, and so they can’t afford actually, to half with him at any level. You already know, even should you play the total season and let him stroll as a free agent, that’s that’s massive hassle for that one, they know they will’t do this.

That leverage is what Shesterkin and his camp sort of have in the mean time. It’s precisely that. So, I believe there’s some, there’s going to be some give and take, and there was just a little 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 state of affairs? I believe, I believe they’ve been actually pressuring New York into getting one thing that begins with the 12. Once more, it’ll depend upon the time period. However there was this notion that, effectively, as soon as the season begins, we don’t need to, you realize, we need to concentrate on the 12 months after which hunker down at negotiations.

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That’s what the brokers report. So let Igor concentrate on his sport 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 state of affairs the place they do shut issues down as a result of it’s happening within the second half. You need to concentrate on issues.

So, I don’t assume immediately (Wednesday) was a definitive deadline. I do assume that they will proceed discussions, perhaps, see, within the subsequent couple of weeks, if they may hammer one thing out, but when it doesn’t get executed sooner.

However they don’t need this to be a distraction. It is a cup-contending staff. That’s what they need to concentrate on. Is Igor locked into an extension now or later? I don’t assume to them it actually issues.”