Value is good but why would the rangers trade their top5 in the league franchise goalie? I know his contract demands are outrageous but I suspect they will come down. If he wants to stay in NY and be well compensated while being a contender. If he just cares about the money then he’ll go to the highest bidder who is likely not a great team because most playoff/competitive teams won’t be able to afford him.
I think in the end he stays with the rangers. The other recent goalie contracts are showing the goalie market for what it is. Yes, Igor is the best one but they offered him a more than fair and respectable $11M AAV long term deal that made him the highest paid goalie in the league. Can’t do much better than that.
One interesting scenario is TOR. Leafs have Tavares contract coming off the books and could move out money on top of that and offer Igor a big deal. They’d be a way more complete team if they say
Trade Marner + don’t bring back Tavares or sign him for dirt cheap + add Igor.