Report: Igor Shesterkin's asking price has reportedly increased over the $12 Million mark
Recent reports indicate that Igor Shesterkin's asking price on his contract extension with the New York Rangers has just gone up.
Earlier this month, New York Rangers starting goaltender and pending unrestricted free agent Igor Shesterkin's turned down an $88 million dollar extension offer, with an $11 million AAV.
Since Shesterkin turned downed that offer, rumours have started to circulate that Shesterkin and his camp want at least $12 million annually.
However, new reports have surfaced from Jim Biringer of rg.org, the News York Rangers star goaltender's asking price is going up and could now potentially be at the $12.5 million dollar mark.
Another quote from Biringer's source, who also stated the following:
The only reason the two-time All-Star goaltender wants between 13-15% of the team's salary cap, is because other NHL superstars are signing for roughly the same thing. Such as Leon Draisaitl with the Edmonton Oilers as he signed a 8-year contract that carries an average annual value of $14 million a year.
Along with that, Carey Price set the standard for goalies back in 2017, with his $10.5 million AAV the was worth 13.21% of the teams cap when it started on 2018-19. So at that exact percentage, and an upcoming salary cap of $92 million, Shesterkin would be getting $12.153 million AAV.
Shesterkin has been on fire this year as he already has a record of 4-1-1 and a .926 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average.
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