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 New York Rangers Proceed To Negotiate With Free Brokers

Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron and was requested about contract negotiations between Igor Shesterkin, Alexis Lafreniere, and K’Andre Miller with the New York Rangers. Pagnotta mentioned they’ve cap flexibility to make all three occur.

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NHL Rumors: The New York Rangers and Alexis Lafreniere

Steve Kouleas: “Okay, Mr. Pagnotta, the New York Rangers, subsequent 12 months, they’re gonna have Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere, amongst others, upfront. Okay’Andre Miller goes to get wealthy as properly. Ryan Lindgren is UFA, and this Shesterkin cat goes to get an enormous elevate from 5.666667. So what’s going to occur on Broadway?”

Dave Pagnotta: “Nicely, they’re making an attempt to navigate that. They’re making an attempt to determine precisely how are issues going to look? What’s the image going to actually seem like as soon as a few of these essential items get locked in.

Clearly, there’s the assumption that this could possibly be Jacob Trouba‘s final 12 months within the Massive Apple and Lindgren, along with his 4.5 or in and round that vary, that cash would possibly find yourself getting allotted as a part of a deal for a man like Okay’Andre Miller.

NHL Rumors: The New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin

In order that they’re going to should reallocate a few of their monetary belongings, however they’ve obtained plenty of cap area going into subsequent season that even after they do the contracts for Alexis Lafreniere and for Okay’Andre Miller, and ultimately, Igor Shesterkin as properly, there’s sufficient in that pot to make that occur, plus fill a few the opposite, holes that might doubtlessly be left by a few of their free brokers, however any of the potential transactions that they make from a commerce aspect of issues/

However they’ve, clearly, everyone knows about Shesterkin. They’ve been holding tabs, and have been going backwards and forwards pretty loosely with Lafreniere’s agent and Okay’Andre Miller’s agent. So the strains of communication, from that perspective, are open.

They’re clearly priorities for Chris Drury and the workers in Manhattan. However doesn’t sound like something is simply there, simply but. And I don’t suppose that’s as a result of they’re making an attempt to prioritize Shesterkin over any of the opposite two. I believe they perceive they’ve obtained sufficient of a pot to offer every of the three guys what they’ll find yourself getting, and nonetheless give them sufficient area to fine-tune a pair little smaller areas subsequent season.

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It’s only a matter of how a lot it finally finally ends up turning into. However the strains of communication there are open. The Rangers have these three guys, definitely on the high of the precedence checklist. It’s not simply Shesterkin, however Lafreniere and Miller additionally on the radars for the Rangers and making an attempt to get one thing completed this season.”

Lafreniere May Get Extra Than Chris Kreider on AAV

Quickly after, Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was requested about what Lafreniere may get on an AAV, and he thinks it could possibly be between $7.5 million and $8 million on a long-term deal.

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Martin Biron: “Simply off the highest of your head proper now, like Lafreniere are you speaking seven? Seven and a half? It may’t be greater than Mika Zibanejad at eight and a half. Nevertheless it must be greater than Kreider at six and a half, proper? In order that’s the candy spot within the seven vary, nearer to eight.”

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Pagnotta: “I believe nearer to eight might be the place issues find yourself now. If talks get extended to afterward within the season, and he goes off and he’s having an amazing season, some extent a sport, plus a season on tempo for 90 or extra, then possibly that quantity will get jolted somewhat bit.

Additionally, as we all know, time period impacts the greenback figures within the AAV, too. However safely, I’d suppose that the $7.5 to $8 million vary on an AAV might be a secure neighborhood for Lafreniere on a long-term deal.”

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