Rangers Superstar Goaltender Proves He's Worth $11.5M By Leading The Entire NHL In This Stat
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The New York Rangers are finally getting the full value out of their top goaltender, Igor Shesterkin, this season. With Mike Sullivan at the helm, he is leading the league in one statistic that has been captured in an illustrative graph by Jfresh.
If you're familiar with Hockey Twitter, you know Jfresh, a statistician who gives us an illustrative picture of NHL players through stats.
In his latest post, he shared the GSA rankings by goaltender in the league. The $11 million dollar man, Igor Shesterkin, sits at the top.
To explain the statistic better, we'll expand on it here:
«Goals Saved Above Average is calculated by the league's average save percentage with the number of shots a goalie has had. The resulting number is the average goals a goalie in whatever league you're evaluating would've surrendered if they took the same number of shots as the goalie you're evaluating.
Then, this number can be evaluated against the number of goals given up by the goalie in question, finally resulting in a plus / minus number, GSAA.»
Then, this number can be evaluated against the number of goals given up by the goalie in question, finally resulting in a plus / minus number, GSAA.»
Igor Shesterkin remains an Elite NHL Goaltender
JFresh's hockey cards give us a more apt look at how players are performing during the year.
Shesterkin's GSA is an indication of how lights out he's played in 5 games, with a 2-2-1 record, with a 1.00 GAA, and a.962 save percentage. He's made 125 saves this season.
He's in year 1 of his 8-year, $11.5 million contractsigned with the New York Rangers on December 6th, 2024.
The total value for the deal is $92 million, and now it's looking like he's worth every penny.
Previously on NY Rangers Insider
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