Rumor: Per Kevin Weekes. Shesterkin rejects NYRs $88M / 11M AAV offer

[Jozay]

If he’s rejecting that, I’d question if he wants to be a ranger after this season

 

[Romang67]

I think this is the issue.

Swayman you are unproven you are only 25 take a short term cheap deal to prove yourself or take 8x8.

Shesterkin you are older you can't be worth this number after you proved yourself.

Panarin is at 11.6

Shesterkin is more important than Panarin so he should be expecting more. 11.7 or 11.8 for 8 years

Yeah, I totally get where Shesterkin is coming from in these negotiations. The Rangers can't really move on from him. And this is his chance to get paid. He's 29, one of the best goalies in the game, and has made like $25M so far in his career.

I just think it might completely blow up in the Rangers' face if they do it.

 

[HabzSauce]

I don't get it. Who's gonna pay more than that besides NY?

If he went UFA, he would need 7x12.5M+ to get the same amount as what NY is offering him now.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Goalie market is being reset. You have a top Goaltender that you don't want to lose, you pay him like you do every other top player. Why should arguably the game's best goaltender take less than Will Nye with one 10th place in point finishes as his high watermark before signing?

There’s a lot more cup winners with C tier goalies than there are cup winners with C tier forwards. Giguere and Price are the only two I can think of that carried a no-name forward group to the finals. On top of that even if you spend a ton on an elite goalie, you’re going to have to spend even more on a strong defense or the goalie is a waste of money, top forwards are plug and play for the most part.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10138570-nhl-rumors-igor-shesterkin-rejects-historic-8-year-88m-rangers-contract-offer

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Spongebob really riding that thang eh

 

[miscs75]

They gave the 2nd best player on a team 14m a year. Clearly Igor deserves more. Pay him $15x8 once the cap rises like he deserves.

 

[Idiot Stick]

That's like asking how can Baseball teams commit a huge chunk of their payroll to starters that only pitch one out of every five games. Or how can NFL teams commit big cap dollars to a Quarterback that only plays half the game.

Because they disproportionately affect winning in the games they do participate in.

can you name an example of this lol?

 

[VanillaCoke]

Big no thanks to twelve million dollar Goaltender

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I'm coming around on it.

Last 3 playoffs:
.927
.931
.929

Give him more and structure it so the last 2-3 years aren't horrible buyout-wise.

 

[AirGut]

It'll probably come out to 11.7 or 11.8,
what's interesting is that he's willing to bet on himself for the remainder of the season. He can say goodbye to any amount this big if he ends up injured or has a statistical meltdown.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

can you name an example of this lol?

Every quarterback, since they don't play defense. They're not talking about only half of the offensive snaps.

 

[Breakers]

The cap will be like 120 million+ when he's 37, and if he's still one of the best goalies in the league (goalies age better than other positions), then what's the problem exactly?

You want to back up that statement?

 

[Soundwave]

You want to back up that statement?

Lots of goalies play well into their mid even late 30s ... Bobrovsky just won a Cup at age 35.

12 million is going to be less than 10% of the cap by the time Igor is in that age range anyway.

People need to start focusing on cap percentage and where the cap is going too, not just fixating on a number.

 

[Breakers]

Lots of goalies play well into their mid even late 30s ... Bobrovsky just won a Cup at age 35.

Lots of goalies well into their late 30’s

Still haven’t shown that.

 

[Regal]

I would agree with this, and yet agents have continued to let young players sign 7-8 year deals at market rates rather than taking bridges and maximizing value like you'd think they should.

I think it’s tough to turn down guaranteed money when you haven’t made much yet though because you never know what can happen. Also, someone like Raymond is probably hurting himself, because he was pretty much already worth his deal last year. Some of these other guys like Guenther are signing deals based on potential though so that’s part of the situation.

 

[Roo]

Igor is crazy for rejecting this offer, but realistically the Rangers ain't going to let him walk as long as the aav is under 13

If that’s the case he’s not crazy at all lol

 

[Face Of Bear]

Bobrovski signed for 12.27% of the cap. Shesterkin wants more.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Lots of goalies well into their late 30’s

Still haven’t shown that.

Just counting active and recent retirees:
Fleury
Lundqvist
Luongo
Bobrovsky
Quick
Miller
Rinne

All had varying degrees of excellent 35+ year old seasons.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

LOL
How can you have that high of an AAV for a guy who sits on the bench for 30 games?????

Even the best forwards/defenceman spend at least 40 games sitting on the bench

Igor is one of the very very few elite goalies in the league right now. I get why he wants top dollars like top end forwards

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Bobrovski signed for 12.27% of the cap. Shesterkin wants more.

12.5% of a $92.5M cap is $11.56M

 

[Master P]

LOL

LMAO EVEN

 

[Some Other Flame]

With the cap going up, he's worth at least 12M

Pay the man

 

[Idiot Stick]

Every quarterback, since they don't play defense. They're not talking about only half of the offensive snaps.

i mean you can say every position in football is that then, unless youre deion sanders

 

[Wayward Son]

Another precedent setting contract