12 Million where? Columbus?so you would take 12 mil to play in 3rd world place columbus or 11 million to live in Manhattan or upper side NY with a contender team that will make you more due to sponsorships and media coverage? No other teams i can see will off that, especially none of the playoff teams
Shesterkin is a goalie though. He also doesnt play 82 games. If he was able to play all games including playoffs at an elite consistent level then perhaps he would deserve a max contract.
Most contender teams and playoffs cant and other teams that can will not offwr him that. Again i can see only Columbus offering that since they have nothing to lose. A team like Calgary with goalie prospects luke Wolf and Valadar wont want to get another goalie for 12 million only to miss playoffs again.
Insane contracts were not even close to max contracts. So 11 million is in line with other goalies
Your literal namesake loves Columbus so much he lives here year-round. With five Russians on the roster past this season and some of the best suburbs to raise a family in the country...he could do a whole lot worse for personal fit. And buy a whole mansion for less than a million dollars while he's at it rather than commuting from Connecticut or spending the same amount for a 2000sqft apartment.12 Million where? Columbus?
It’s easy for you to say that but I doubt the Rangers throw down the gauntlet. They will sign him and he likely takes something close to the current offer but I doubt he settles at $11 mil per given the public announcement. His agent won’t let him. The Rangers will offer him a bit more at the last minute and all will be water under the bridge.
Would be a mistake to sign him for a huge contract, eapecially a rebuilding team needing high draft picks. Plus his age will not be in line with core of teams rebuilding now. Contenders can't afford him since they want to keep their forward and D depth intact. Also playoffs has shown that you dont need a top level goalie to win. Colorado did it with Grubauer, Vegas did it with Hill and Florida did it with Bob who played great but isnt same level as shesterkin.
Clearly you've never lived in the third world.12 Million where? Columbus?
There is a reason why mansions there are less than a million while shoe boxes in Vancouver apartments are 2 million or more. You can also buy a mansion in afghanistan for $100K, doesnt mean its a great place to live. Plus New York also has rich suburbs if you want to get away from the big city lights.
I don't think there will ever be a time where that contract looked like a good deal.
I saw this argument a lot with the Swayman stuff. It kinda falls apart if you look at toral TOI for a season. A goalie starting 60 games will play 3600 minutes. A top center or dman playing 25 minutes a night for a full season would play for 2050 minutes.
