Rangers GM Chris Drury continued checking off items on his lengthy list of offseason business Monday when he signed goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a four-year deal that Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reported to be the largest ever given to a goaltender on his second contract, in both total dollars and average annual salary.
According to Seravalli, the deal is worth $22.666 million, which averages out to $5.66 million per season. Shesterkin, 25, was a restricted free agent with arbitration rights, but he declined to file for arbitration.
According to CapFriendly, signing Shesterkin puts the Rangers’ salary cap hit for 2021-22 at $72.