UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 09: Fellow Russian goaltenders Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders and Igor Shesterkin #31 of the New York Rangers chat during warm-ups prior to their game at Nassau Coliseum on April 09, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Rangers are reportedly close to signing Igor Shesterkin to a long-term deal. The 25-year-old is going to be getting likely between $5.75 million to $6 million a year from New York to be their long-term goalie according to Vince Z. Mercogliano. Naturally, Islanders fans hit the panic button seeing Ilya Sorokin’s buddy get a big-time lucrative deal but honestly, the situations aren’t close to similar.