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)
On Monday, the New York Rangers announced that they had signed RFA goalie Igor Shesterkin to a four-year contract. A contract that carries a $5.66 million cap hit. With the New York Islanders having their own Russian RFA goalie to sign, there’s an easy connection to make that what Shesterkin got could be what Sorokin is looking at.