Player Discussion Igor Shesterkin

[NYRFANMANI]

Just to finish off his headless chicken act, Chris will trade Igor before the NMC kicks in, WITH RETENTION.

 

[Hire Sather]

11.5 is really making you guys shook, eh? Not going to blame Igor for getting what he think he's worth. Trouba was getting paid just 1 mil under Makar, lol.

It's really difficult to hold him accountable with the chances he's had to face. Not only do you ignore the experts calling the game, but you ignore common sense as well. The chances we give up are insane. Literally insane. Every goal in your eyes is a softy, but like I mentioned before, if we were scoring the same kind of goals you'd be head over heels with how great the play was.

Last year, we got by on our PP and this year the teams have watched the tape and the team in front of him are so far checked out that I don't think I've seen a team that's hung their goalie out to dry like the Rangers have.

In the end, Igor chose the money and where he wants to play. Management decided they didn't want a full rebuild (what's new) and will just keep running it back. Igor could've made more than what he's making now elsewhere, but decided to stay. Unfortunately for him, he's got a team so shit in front of him that he can't possibly fathom winning anything for this team.

11.5 doesn't guarantee you f***ing miracles. I guarantees you a shot at going deep in the playoffs, but you gotta' meet the goalie halfway there. This team can't f***ing score and they can't f***ing play defense. How many odd man rushes against does it take for you to realize that this kind of play is unsustainable for any team, let alone any goalie.

If a goalie cannot be held accountable because there's nothing he can do, that illustrates exactly why he shouldn't be signed to that contract.

The position cannot change games enough to warrant that contract.

I wouldn't pay him or any goalie 8.5 mill, let alone 11.5

 

[Grifter3511]

If a goalie cannot be held accountable because there's nothing he can do, that illustrates exactly why he shouldn't be signed to that contract.

The position cannot change games enough to warrant that contract.

I wouldn't pay him or any goalie 8.5 mill, let alone 11.5

Except this holds true for any single player at any position. One single player, regardless of who they are, could not put out this dumpster fire. Not that I'm saying I'm in Igor's corner. I could really go either way with him.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Hate him. Loath him actually. Should never build from the net out but this guy must literally taste his own shit from the toilet bowl to be so in love with himself that he actually thought he was WITHOUT CONTEST the absolute best goalie in the entire league. Take a hike.

Blame the media and fans. They hate the Rangers so much and need a way to rationalize our success the last three seasons so they built him up into that. We were seeing these posts here as recently as earlier this year. He sucks people in because his highs are sky high but his lows are as low as the grand canyon.

 

[ReddestRum]

This is hilarious to me. Rangers reddit taking note of the fans this game. LOL.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

This is hilarious to me. Rangers reddit taking note of the fans this game. LOL.

Rangers Reddit also were butt-hurt that we traded Superstar in the making, Kaapo Kakko.

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Disaster contract before the ink was dry

BuT dRuRy HaD tO yOu CaNt LeT iGoR wAlK

Yes you can. It's called not being a pu$$y.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

This is hilarious to me. Rangers reddit taking note of the fans this game. LOL.

Are you serious? One guy is an almost 40 year old backup and the other guy signed for 11.5M a year. The defense letting them out to dry is a really tiring excuse. Another game he got chased. The guy is a sack of f***ing shit.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Rangers Reddit also were butt-hurt that we traded Superstar in the making, Kaapo Kakko.

The KK deal was terrible no matter how you slice it homie

 

[ReddestRum]

Are you serious? One guy is an almost 40 year old backup and the other guy signed for 11.5M a year. The defense letting them out to dry is a really tiring excuse. Another game he got chased. The guy is a sack of f***ing shit.

LOL. I agree it's tiring because it keeps f***ing happening over and over and over again. How many 2v1's, 2v0's, 1v0's do you want Igor to stand on his head to save? I don't remember one man winning a hockey game ever in the NHL, but because you're so dicked about what he think he's worth it's an excuse to shit on him when it's literally impossible to bail out this shit team against actual cup contenders. Plenty of players on this team that got paid and vanished in front of him, but after the end of these blowout games, you don't see anyone shitting up their threads. All the Rangers need to do is play a tick below average defense in front of a goalie that can get it done for them, but they can't. Period.

Igor busting out a near 50-shot onslaught win against a team like Dallas (which had how many f***ing breakaways?) should be the exception and not the rule, no matter how much a player gets paid.

 

[Row I Goon]

Tired of singling out a single cog when the entire machine is broken.

The. Whole. Fukking. Thing.

 

[ReddestRum]

We have some horrible shooters on this team that can't finish even if there's a gaping wide net, so when our team decides to actually score with the rare odd man rush that we have, we celebrate of course. Cheer. Make Tro the captain! What a great play! He did it!

When a team comprised of f***ing snipers like Tampa scores on odd man rush after odd man rush, it's always a stoppable shot that Igor should have because 11.5 makes him an alien that can phase through space and time to stop a shot that our team would kill to have the skill to do.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Disaster contract before the ink was dry

BuT dRuRy HaD tO yOu CaNt LeT iGoR wAlK

Yes you can. It's called not being a pu$$y.

This shit is called business.

Chris could have easily traded Igor for an A+ goalie prospect and a 1st, even more. Take someone to the shed. Instead we got another highly crippling contract.

We'll eventually pull of some nasty stuff, so that Igor might just bounce back to mother Russia.
Bad business and bitch ass moves. Great.

But hey, the cap is gonna rise, there is always that.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

LOL. I agree it's tiring because it keeps f***ing happening over and over and over again. How many 2v1's, 2v0's, 1v0's do you want Igor to stand on his head to save? I don't remember one man winning a hockey game ever in the NHL, but because you're so dicked about what he think he's worth it's an excuse to shit on him when it's literally impossible to bail out this shit team against actual cup contenders. Plenty of players on this team that got paid and vanished in front of him, but after the end of these blowout games, you don't see anyone shitting up their threads. All the Rangers need to do is play a tick below average defense in front of a goalie that can get it done for them, but they can't. Period.

Igor busting out a near 50-shot onslaught win against a team like Dallas (which had how many f***ing breakaways?) should be the exception and not the rule, no matter how much a player gets paid.

Yesterday he gave up 5 goals on 14 shots. Spare me the tears Mrs. Shesterkin.

 

[Wtp99]

This contract is an albatross. This guy is definitely not worth his paycheck, I am not an Igor hater at all. They won’t win a Stanley cup with him because he still has not proven he can win or steal a big game consistently. Seems to lose concentration or something. Even in games that the shutout is possible, he gives up some kind of crappy goal
Trade him for some good assets and cap space

 

[ReddestRum]

Yesterday he gave up 5 goals on 14 shots. Spare me the tears Mrs. Shesterkin.

I don't know where you're getting this mrs or tears shit from, because every goal he gives up makes it seem you're going through one hell of a heavy flow period, where I have to periodically come in and keep you from having TSS since 11.5 seems to be a higher trigger number than the chances this team gives up as a whole.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

I like Igor. The timing of that contract is terrible. probably could have saved some actual money if we waited. Thanks Dru

 

[will1066]

Rangers Reddit also were butt-hurt that we traded Superstar in the making, Kaapo Kakko.

If kakko was on WWF Superstars back in the 80s, he would have been a jobber like Steve Lombardi

Yesterday he gave up 5 goals on 14 shots. Spare me the tears Mrs. Shesterkin.

I remember when he was still in Russia, people were already whispering about him being a good as or potentially better than Lundqvist.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

If kakko was on WWF Superstars back in the 80s, he would have been a jobber like Steve Lombardi


I remember when he was still in Russia, people were already whispering about him being a good as or potentially better than Lundqvist.

He would have been if he weren't the Mika of goalies. He's more talented than Hank. But he's a headcase.

 

[will1066]

He would have been if he weren't the Mika of goalies. He's more talented than Hank. But he's a headcase.

You can't say headcase. Intellectual disability

 

[Jack Hanson]

The problem with Igor is he's hot and cold. When hot theres none better. But when cold hes nothing special. Just avg. And legit 1/3 - 1/2 the time hes cold. I dont know why he cant be more consistently good.

 

[Atax]

The problem with Igor is he's hot and cold. When hot theres none better. But when cold hes nothing special. Just avg. And legit 1/3 - 1/2 the time hes cold. I dont know why he cant be more consistently good.

And this is when people will throw out the “he’s money in the playoffs” to excuse him being awful for long stretches during the regular season. As if that’s guaranteed. Just a terrible contract.

 

[def1iance]

What we have here is a very fragile fanbase. They will pick on one player and shit on them at every little opportunity. It's ok to suggest that's he's earning too much but calling him names i've seen on this thread.. What the f*** is wrong with you? No he's not an awful goalie and he'll never be. He's excellent and even in this season he's comfortably in top10.

 

[TGWL]

What we have here is a very fragile fanbase. They will pick on one player and shit on them at every little opportunity. It's ok to suggest that's he's earning too much but calling him names i've seen on this thread.. What the f*** is wrong with you? No he's not an awful goalie and he'll never be. He's excellent and even in this season he's comfortably in top10.

Top 10 in what?

He's not comfortable in the top 10 this season. If you want to only use goals saved above expected, then ok, he's in 7th(top 10)

 

[McRanger92]

Igor is still the best goalie in the league. Hard to keep the puck out of the net when no one is playing in front of you.