benedictTavares
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Good goalie and an OK deal. I would think they would have preferred a 6 year deal even at a higher AAV. Six years at 6.66AAV would have been a really good deal.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] Igor Shesterkin signs extension with Rangers (4 years, $5.666M AAV)
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Great deal!! Not.
Holy overpayment by Drury. The guy has played 47 games!!!
Holy overpayment by Drury. The guy has played 47 games!!!
He's now the 11th highest paid goalie, and will be surpassed over the years as others get signed. So the Rangers will have their franchise goalie for 4 years, at around the median salary NHL starters.
I suspect that's what the player wanted. Hit UFA in what you expect is a much better cap situation.
One Winged Angel
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That's a possibility. It's also possible it's way more. The good part is that if it's not and he stays, it benefits the Rangers. If he ends up being worth near double and the Rangers move on, it's an easier decision at that point.
Will be interesting to see what happens with Sorokin like you said though. These two are going to be tied together for their entire careers.
good deal for the rangers. though I think they should have traded Georgiev first. this kinda tanks his value
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TheHelmet
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The comparable was Demko
surprised NY couldn't get another year
surprised NY couldn't get another year
depends on what the player would go for
I called 6 yrs at bet 5.5 and 6
was willing to go a bit higher for the extra term
but this guy now has taste of NHL, sees handwriting on the wall, and prob is banking on himself to jump to 7+ on his next deal.
can't be too p'o-ed on this one
One Winged Angel
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I'm a Rangers fan and I don't agree with this. He's top-10 for me though.
The Real JT
The percentage you’re paying is too high priced
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
CupHolders
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He wasn’t even the second best goalie in the New York metropolitan area last year!
Well, at least based on the equivalent positional stats that Ranger fans often referenced in ranking Barzal accordingly.
The point is that it will look good until the contract expires. If you're paying him big dollars, why not get more term? 4 years is an awkward number that walks him into UFA at 29. If he ends up becoming an elite (top 10 positionally) goaltender then you lose him for nothing, or you sign a 29 year old to what will likely be his Bobrovsky/Price/Vasilevsky contract.
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He has been dominant in KHL for multiple years, and excellent in his first year in the NHL, don’t see how this is a bad deal.
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Vasilevskiy and Hellebuyck are the unquestioned top 2 then maybe Rask and Fleury but really a crapshoot after Helle
McShogun99
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Contract sucks, trade him to Edmonton for Kassian....
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Romang67
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Almost anything would have taken him straight to RFA. He's born in 95.
4 year deal seems a bit short, but I don't know the Rangers' cap situation, if they expect a changing of the guard around that time. AAV is fine. It's starter money.
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