NHL Rumors: The Newest on New York Rangers pending UFA goaltender Igor Shesterkin

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Dwell From L.A. It’s 32 Ideas episode, on the most recent on the New York Rangers and pending UFA goaltender Igor Shesterkin.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Friedman: “And you realize, we should always discuss Shesterkin just a little bit too, as a result of it’s been an enormous matter this week. We touched on it final week, that once more, I consider that one of many causes they’ve informed (Jacob) Trouba this can be it, is as a result of they’ve acquired some massive extensions to do.

You realize Shesterkin, I feel they’re going to signal him. I do. I, to me this entire, every part that’s come out this week is all in regards to the Rangers saying there’s no must panic right here. We’re signing this participant. We’re making him the highest-paid goaltender within the NHL. We acknowledge his significance to us. We all know he’s the spine of this group. And we’re signing this participant.

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That is now all in regards to the quantity. And, you realize, I don’t know what this quantity goes to be. There’s been numerous reporting it’s going to be $12 (million), $12.5, $11.5.

Finally, the one benefit the Rangers have is that they have the eighth 12 months.”

Bukauskas: “Proper.”

Friedman: “So if Shesterkin doesn’t signal there, he’s going to lose a 12 months at a really massive quantity. That’s the one factor the Rangers have of their energy.”

However to me, and this week, every part that’s come out this week proves it. They’re signing it. They’re signing it. It’s only a matter of what that quantity goes to be.”

Bukauskas: “As a result of in the event you’re the Rangers, you’ve acquired to assume you’ve acquired an opportunity of successful once more this 12 months, as a result of, and with that, not wanting any distraction past what just a little, what you’ll be able to’t management, has acquired to be an enormous precedence for you, too. To maintain the deal with the ice due to what they consider this group is potential, is doubtlessly able to doing.”

Friedman: “I don’t assume he’d be bothered by it. I imply, you’re proper. Like, to me, it’s more durable in the event you’re in Canada, like, although New York is the most important media market in North America and one of many largest on the earth, I don’t assume a participant like Shesterkin, who, you realize, he’s not a type of guys who talks day by day. He’s not a type of guys who performs day by day, although he performs a ton. And, you realize, if it was Aaron Decide, it will be in all places day by day. It’s not fairly that for Shesterkin within the States, as it will be if he performed in Canada.

I don’t assume he’s going to be a man I could possibly be confirmed to be completely improper. I don’t assume he’s a man that’s going to be bothered by this and I and you realize, The opposite factor too is, I all the time bear in mind (Sergei) Bobrovsky, his first massive deal in Columbus he informed them he wasn’t going to speak through the season, after which he signed an enormous extension, like in December.

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So I all the time assume {that a} group can go to an agent and say, ‘Look, I do know you mentioned you received’t speak to us through the 12 months, however we predict we will get this carried out now.’ And so, I feel in Shesterkin’s head, the agent might inform us, Shesterkin, we’re not speaking through the 12 months, go focus, and you’ll say, all proper. That doesn’t imply the group can’t go, after which the agent can come to the participant later and say, guess what, ‘The group’s able to make a deal’ after which the participant will do it. So I all the time do not forget that Columbus-Bobrovsky factor.

However once more to me. This entire scenario reeks of the Rangers are doing this, it’s only a matter of what the quantity is.”