Rangers re-sign Shesterkin to 4-year deal with reported $5.65M AAV
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The New York Rangers inked goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a four-year contract.
It carries an average annual value of $5.65 million, reports Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli. That would be the largest second contract ever given to an NHL netminder, Seravalli adds.
Shesterkin was a restricted free agent. The 25-year-old went 16-14-3 with a .916 save percentage in 2021, his second NHL campaign.
The Russian puck-stopper ranked ninth among NHL goalies in both goals saved above expected (7.81) and goals saved above average (7.46) at five-on-five this past season, according to Evolving Hockey.
Shesterkin finished fifth in Calder Trophy voting for 2021. He went 10-2-0 with a .932 save percentage over his first 12 NHL games during the 2019-20 campaign.