BY MIKE RIFKIN
In Sunday’s 5-2 win over the rival Islanders, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped 35 of 37 shots. Over the last three contests Shesterkin has made 116 saves on 124 shots. On the young season Shesterkin is 6-2-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .933 save percentage. In his career Shesterkin has a 2.42 GAA and a .921 save percentage. Shesterkin, who is an impending unrestricted free agent wants to be the highest paid goalie in the league, has already turned down an eight year extension worth 88 million dollars. Sergei Bobrovsky of the defending Champion Panthers is the highest paid goalie making 10 million dollars a season. Carey Price, of the Montreal Canadiens has the largest contract ever for a goalie making 10.5 million dollars a season.
Shesterkin, will turn 29 years old next month, and already has a Vezina Trophy on his shelf, and if he keeps playing like this he’ll have a second. But everytime he takes the ice for the Rangers, his demand will get higher. Shesterkin is the Rangers’ most important player and Chris Drury is going to have to pay him like it.
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