Thoughts on the Igor Shesterkin contract

Yesterday the Rangers locked up their last RFA, inking goalie Igor Shesterkin to a four year contract extension. This had been rumored for about a week, as Shesterkin did not elect to go to arbitration. The AAV is $5.66 million, a bit below the rumored $6 million cap hit. This was as good a deal as you can get for Shesterkin, which is a sigh of relief given some of the other contracts handed out by Chris Drury this offseason. As per usual, I have some thoughts.

1. This is a very good deal for both the Rangers and Shesterkin. The cap hit is manageable, the term is fine, if a little shorter than I would have liked, and it gives the Rangers some flexibility to take on a big name as they prepare…