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

[Slats432]

Who gives a f*** about cups Darcy Kuemper has one and he should be in the AHL

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Rags are kinda f***ed either way here. Either they way overpay him, or he leaves and there's no one to bail them out.

 

[Zbynek]

Save percentage means very little in playoffs. It’s all about being able to battle and get the w


I mean dubas is dumb but just because you want someone doesn’t mean you can have him

Yes indeed he is a dumbass. And yes you're right, but consider all these events happened that summer:
1. Kyle Dubas came on board as the new Pens GM and Penguins had a major goalie decision to make with Jarry becoming UFA
2. Helle was reported to be on the trade block / his agent was spreading rumors he wanted out while he was waiting for his extension
3. This all happened weeks before the Karlsson trade

Dubas gave up a 1st+2nd to get EK65. If he was truly available, maybe Helle's value wasn't far off that.

Unfortunately, we got the Kyle Dubas special (completely neglect the goalie position, and completely butcher 10 figure deals for star players).

 

[joestevens29]

Yes indeed he is a dumbass. And yes you're right, but consider all these events happened that summer:
1. Kyle Dubas came on board as the new Pens GM and Penguins had a major goalie decision to make with Jarry becoming UFA
2. Helle was reported to be on the trade block / his agent was spreading rumors he wanted out while he was waiting for his extension
3. This all happened weeks before the Karlsson trade

Dubas gave up a 1st+2nd to get EK65. If he was truly available, maybe Helle's value wasn't far off that.

Unfortunately, we got the Kyle Dubas special (completely neglect the goalie position, and completely butcher 10 figure deals for star players).

helle was never available it was a ploy by his agent

 

[BlueAzN]

Just let him go. Use the money to beef up other parts for your team. Who the f*** needs a 13m/yr goatlender

 

[Romang67]

Rags are kinda f***ed either way here. Either they way overpay him, or he leaves and there's no one to bail them out.

I'm sure they'll stumble upon a fantastic goaltender out of nowhere. When was the last time they had goaltender issues? 3 years at the tail end of Richter's career while their 10th overall draft pick goalie got catastrophic nerve damage and had to retire, before their 7th rounder from the previous draft showed up after the lockout and immediately was one of the best goalies in the league?

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

The Rangers have to either self rent him or trade him at the deadline. You cannot allocate that kind of cap to a goalie. If he gets hurt at any point after the trade deadline, your season is over. You're not winning anything with $13M in dead cap going into the playoffs with no ability to use the LTIR to bring anyone in. They simply can't do it.

The demands of these guys is getting out of control and someone needs to remind them that they play in a hard cap sport. Go play baseball if you want $20M+ a year or hold out for another year to get your 55/45 revenue split. You're in the wrong sport, brother.

I salivate at the potential return Igor Shesterkin could bring at the deadline at $5.6 or whatever he's making, even if just a rental. Call me a huge proponent of trading him for the motherlode to whatever stupid team on a mini hot streak with a little cap space that thinks they're a goaltender away.

He can't steal games in the playoffs, he's demonstrated that. He'll give you a .930% and then let in a back breaker shit goal. The Stanley Cup doesn't care about save percentage, it only cares about how many got past you versus the other team. I don't care how good his numbers are, he let up some highly suspect goals in the Florida series. The amazing saves you see on highlight reels are a complete wash when goals like the one last night or specific goals from last years ECF get past you.

Trade this dude and his all about me attitude. Or, do what should've been done in 2006, and create a state income tax leveling system so that we don't have to watch a Florida or Vegas team in the finals every f***ing year. I guarantee you he takes the original offer if he didn't have to give half a million per year of it to New York state.

With the snap of a finger the NHL could implement a cap penalty on teams in no-income tax states. Whatever the average state income tax is of all states that own an NHL team gets added to the player's cap hit. Completely level the playing field. E.g. when Vegas offers Shesterkin the same $11x8 and he accepts. They pay $11 per but the cap hit is $11.5 or whatever the league average state income tax is.

 

[Galaxydoggystyle]

Just let him go. Use the money to beef up other parts for your team. Who the f*** needs a 13m/yr goatlender

I am going to be honest I think the Habs would need him.....and its sad cause Carey Price is still on the books.....

 

[NVious]

Just let him go. Use the money to beef up other parts for your team. Who the f*** needs a 13m/yr goatlender

Shesterkin at 12>>>>>>>>Marner at 10 AINEC.

That's getting into the range where the Rangers might do better moving on.

It's really not, you have to pay the best players in the league.

1.He's in his prime
2.His playoff stats are amazing
3.He has the hardware to back him up

At the end of the day he is MINIMUM market worth 11 million, that is the minimum that basically most teams would pay him (unless they have the 2-4 guys near his skill level in net already). You're not going to lose anything by giving him an "extra" 1-2 million, that's not the difference between winning the cup and not.

If it were all the best players in the league should be getting flamed for taking 12+million.