Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] G Igor Shesterkin signs extension with the Rangers (8 years, $11.5m AAV)

[NVious]

It's not going to kill them. It's $3M more than the absolute lowest you possible argue he should get ($8.5M). That's a single $3M dollar player.

All it does is raise the degree of difficulty a tad. Only a tad.

If Swayman (no Vezina) and Ullmark (hardly any playoff games) got 8.5, there was no way that Shesty should/would take 8.5, he has a Vezina, way more playoff games and way better playoff performance as a whole.

Even if we're comparing him to Helle, Helle has some downright atrocious playoff performances, Shesty never and has only been fantastic, so yeah his absolute bottom should/would be 10, although honestly there are probably a few teams that would offer him 12+.

 

[Reddwit]

People freak out too much over too little money. Difference between this and a steal is $1.5-2M. He’s a guy you overpay if you need to. Get your cap savings from not signing the Vinnie Trochek’s of the league.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Wish igor would have squeezed them just a bit more

 

[BKarchitect]

Shesterkin is great and all but $11.5??? Really? That’s $2 million more then Vasi and $3 million more then Hellebyuck. That is a bad contract.

Did Helle and Vasi sign contracts in December of 2024 that I’m not aware of?

 

[hockeyplayer999]

What’s gonna be bad is when we don’t make playoffs cause shesterkin is playing terrible or we get eliminated in round 1 and we can’t put a good team in front of him cause he makes to much money.

 

[bleedgreen]

I think it’s too much for any goalie but your star is your star. Hard to get people to buy tickets when you don’t keep someone like this.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Christ on ice skates that is a lot. 11.5mil for this guy? I mean he's good but, wow.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

What’s gonna be bad is when we don’t make playoffs cause shesterkin is playing terrible or we get eliminated in round 1 and we can’t put a good team in front of him cause he makes to much money.

Yeah, that $60M per year cap hit is pretty crazy.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

For reference:

When Bobrovsky's 10M contract debuted in 19-20, he was eating 12,27% of the cap.

If the cap stayed the same next year, Shesterkin would eat 13,07% of the salary mass all by himself. But the cap is very likely going up.

To get in the ballpark of Bobrovsky's deal, percentage-wise, the cap needs to be around 93,5M in 25-26.

That would be an increase of 5,5M for the cap, a number the league will likely surpass.

A big difference is Bob came into a young up and coming team.

The Rangers window is closing fast with an aging group of guys up front.

 

[WarriorofTime]

“You can’t win a cup paying a goaltender too much!” - people who don’t realize how much cap Bobrovsky and Vasilevskiy were taking up when they won the Cup.

 

[Duke749]

Did Helle and Vasi sign contracts in December of 2024 that I’m not aware of?

I mean, if it makes you feel better, whatever

 

[Wierzbowski426]

Hank factually owned the devils. Dominated marty specifically

How many cups did he get you guys? And brodeur outplayed him in the playoffs when he was like 39 so yea…. miss me with that weak ass shit.

 

[ranold26]

He's so overrated.

 

[BKarchitect]

I mean, if it makes you feel better, whatever

I’m not a Rangers fan nor am I the one paying the guy so I don’t really have emotional feelings one way or another about grasping basic economic principles…

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

And the Henrik Lundqvist era 2.0 begins.

What's old is new again. Didn't work the first time, ain't gonna work the second time.

Generational goaltending is almost a curse. The key is to find a guy making $4-7M and let him get hot in the playoffs so you can ice an actual team in front of him

 

[Bruce Granville]

“You can’t win a cup paying a goaltender too much!” - people who don’t realize how much cap Bobrovsky and Vasilevskiy were taking up when they won the Cup.

Not knowing the difference between because of and despite…
No worries, English isn‘t my first (or second) language either.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Not knowing the difference between because of and despite…
No worries, English isn‘t my first (or second) language either.

It’s ok, you’re certainly entitled to your bad opinion.

 

[crowi]

Signed right after Trouba was gone? Coincidence? Surely.

 

[wpgallday1960]

They couldn't let me have one night to pretend they didn't think Trouba was good. They had to make it crystal f***ing clear it just rearranging bad contracts.

I hate this franchise with every atom of my existence.

I’m sure the Islanders or the Devils would appreciate your undying support.

 

[centipede2233]

Wish igor would have squeezed them just a bit more

His numbers have tanked recently, he realized this and took the 11.5 and ran!

 

[T REX]

A big difference is Bob came into a young up and coming team.

The Rangers window is closing fast with an aging group of guys up front.

I think this is a decent observation. Looking at the rest of the Rangers...that team isn't set up to go deep into the playoffs. And they're going to get worse not better as these guys age out.

I agree with the contract terms. I agree they had to do it. My issue is how to you take advantage of this 4 year window now? That's the problem. IMHO

 

[Gr8one]

horrific overpay

 

[Seras]

The cap is horrible, blaming players for the cap being horrible is dumb

 

[Fantast100]

Congratulations Rangers. Now Rangers hunting cups.

 

[Silky Johnson]

A whole 3M more dont you pay 4th liners that?

Depth wins cups.

Over 10% of your cap spent on the most fickle position in the sport, what could possibly go wrong?

I give it 3 years max until people are calling this deal a boat anchor.

With his current .908 SV% it a boat anchor today....