Rangers agree to historic contract with Igor Shesterkin
NY Post
This is what is called a win-win deal. The Rangers get their presumptive franchise goaltender at a price point that will give the club some critical breathing space under the cap for the immediate future while Igor Shesterkin is compensated grandly with the opportunity to maximize his worth on the open market in four years.
The agreement reached on Monday between the 25-year-old netminder and the Blueshirts is for four years at an average annual value (AAV) of just under $5.667 million per year. In an environment where every $250,000 saved is worth its weight in cap gold, this is a solid number for general manager Chris Drury. But the term and the structure of the agreement work at least equally as well for Shesterkin, whose play in his official rookie season grew stronger as the year progressed and as the Russian became comfortable with his status as Henrik Lundqvist’s heir. And by the way, so does the money, this deal representing the largest second contract for a goaltender in NHL history, eclipsing Sergei Bobrovsky’s $5.625 million per for two years with Columbus in 2013.More Related News
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