No way that’s true. Who in their right mind turns down a bag like that as a goaltender?
tour79
I don’t pick a side here, but historically goalies get paid less as a position. I think top end goalies are trying to change that. Bob, Igor, Swayman. Rising cap and they want a piece
It will be interesting, especially as teams are playing goalies less games, and the volatility of the position long term
Ecruteak-vagrant
Good, get the bag. Careers are far too short to worry about giving a team a discount. The Rangers also backed themselves into a corner. They accelerated out of their rebuild a bit, and i don’t blame them given that market and the pressures it creates, but because of that they have a team that probably can’t win at 5v5 night in and night out come playoff time. That means Igor is the keystone to the whole operation. It’s either pay the man, or accept you need to reload around Fox and Laf because the roster isn’t good enough with just average goaltending.
I’ll never fault a player, who’s arguably the best at his position, for fighting for what he thinks he is worth. Maybe he’s wrong, but he still is allowed to try and fight for it.
therealchrisredfield
The swayman effect
PumaTomten
I think Chicago and Detroit wants a goalie
Only_End9983
lol i love it.
Willzyix
Best goalie in the league probably but imo no goalie is worth that much. The difference between the best and the great goalies isn’t big enough to warrant paying that premium
thelonioussphere
Maybe Jeremy Swayman was right?
cantbelievethename
Pay da man his money
HurricaneGrims1129
He wants a DiPietro contract 15m a year for the next 50 years
Takhar7
8x$11m for a goalie is **DIABOLICAL.**
SantasScrotum
Oof. I have a feeling he’s gonna regret that
Shoddy_Reserve788
Don’t do this Igor please
Shot-Perspective2946
Hahahahahahaha
Good luck rangers.
I think they should give him 15 😎
hoochtag
That Helly contract looking like a win for Winnipeg right now.
classical-brain222
with how the Swayman stuff went you bet your ass Igor is gonna rightly play his hand accordingly…
prices just went up on tendies everyone
BathroomSerious1318
Get paid!
PuckHerInThe5Hole
With New York state and city taxes, he’s paying 14 percent extra in taxes.
Take home is something like 9.3M/year before federal taxes.
He could take 9.5 outside of NY and still pocket more, potentially.
funghi2
Man goalie contacts are spicy. Probably the most important position in the modern NHL but there is also such a history of bad long-term goalie contracts.
Scamnam
Damn that’s crazy.
AC_Lerock
this gonna be fun.
Don’t forget, average goalies can win cups playing for good teams.
Normal_Tip7228
I am too busy being distracted by Weekesy’s background. What is bobsponge doing
Necdurgogan75
Cap projected to go up to $92 mil next year, why sign anything now? Just wait and see how much it goes up and get more then
BullfrogMombo
I like the guy and get the cap percentage angle of reasoning but goaltending isn’t what kept them from winning vs FL and spending that much on goaltending is just going to extend the cap issue that keeps NYR from pulling in the pieces they need.
Money or the cup, exceedingly rare to get both.
biohazard842
That is an awful number for a goalie.
Sure, Shesterkin is really good now. That might be his deserved salary on a one year deal.
But 8 years? Yikes.
A goalie can go from elite to merely good very, very quickly. (Bobvroksy, Vasilevskiy)
Or worse, injured (Carey Price).
Acrobatic_Biscotti61
I want him in Calgary.
Puck68
I don’t blame him. After all, he can just wave his Stanley Cup rings under… oh, wait. Never mind.
HaloKook
Do most of the comments defending Igor rejecting this contract realize he’ll be playing most of it in his 30’s?
RSlashLazy
Don’t think he deserves more than 11m but you’re not on my team so get that bag I suppose.
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That’s crazy if true
Wowzers that seems greedy if true
Maybe he doesn’t like NY
No way that’s true. Who in their right mind turns down a bag like that as a goaltender?
I don’t pick a side here, but historically goalies get paid less as a position. I think top end goalies are trying to change that. Bob, Igor, Swayman. Rising cap and they want a piece
It will be interesting, especially as teams are playing goalies less games, and the volatility of the position long term
Good, get the bag. Careers are far too short to worry about giving a team a discount. The Rangers also backed themselves into a corner. They accelerated out of their rebuild a bit, and i don’t blame them given that market and the pressures it creates, but because of that they have a team that probably can’t win at 5v5 night in and night out come playoff time. That means Igor is the keystone to the whole operation. It’s either pay the man, or accept you need to reload around Fox and Laf because the roster isn’t good enough with just average goaltending.
I’ll never fault a player, who’s arguably the best at his position, for fighting for what he thinks he is worth. Maybe he’s wrong, but he still is allowed to try and fight for it.
The swayman effect
I think Chicago and Detroit wants a goalie
lol i love it.
Best goalie in the league probably but imo no goalie is worth that much. The difference between the best and the great goalies isn’t big enough to warrant paying that premium
Maybe Jeremy Swayman was right?
Pay da man his money
He wants a DiPietro contract 15m a year for the next 50 years
8x$11m for a goalie is **DIABOLICAL.**
Oof. I have a feeling he’s gonna regret that
Don’t do this Igor please
Hahahahahahaha
Good luck rangers.
I think they should give him 15 😎
That Helly contract looking like a win for Winnipeg right now.
with how the Swayman stuff went you bet your ass Igor is gonna rightly play his hand accordingly…
prices just went up on tendies everyone
Get paid!
With New York state and city taxes, he’s paying 14 percent extra in taxes.
Take home is something like 9.3M/year before federal taxes.
He could take 9.5 outside of NY and still pocket more, potentially.
Man goalie contacts are spicy. Probably the most important position in the modern NHL but there is also such a history of bad long-term goalie contracts.
Damn that’s crazy.
this gonna be fun.
Don’t forget, average goalies can win cups playing for good teams.
I am too busy being distracted by Weekesy’s background. What is bobsponge doing
Cap projected to go up to $92 mil next year, why sign anything now? Just wait and see how much it goes up and get more then
I like the guy and get the cap percentage angle of reasoning but goaltending isn’t what kept them from winning vs FL and spending that much on goaltending is just going to extend the cap issue that keeps NYR from pulling in the pieces they need.
Money or the cup, exceedingly rare to get both.
That is an awful number for a goalie.
Sure, Shesterkin is really good now. That might be his deserved salary on a one year deal.
But 8 years? Yikes.
A goalie can go from elite to merely good very, very quickly. (Bobvroksy, Vasilevskiy)
Or worse, injured (Carey Price).
I want him in Calgary.
I don’t blame him. After all, he can just wave his Stanley Cup rings under… oh, wait. Never mind.
Do most of the comments defending Igor rejecting this contract realize he’ll be playing most of it in his 30’s?
Don’t think he deserves more than 11m but you’re not on my team so get that bag I suppose.
Here we go again … 👀