Ka-Ching King Igor has upped his contract ante; well at least he should.
Shesterkin’s definitive 4-1 defeat of the Maple Leafs in Canada’s Queen City last night means many things to Iggy while the world awaits a deal resolution; if there ever will be one. (Who knows? It may never happen.)
For one thing, his gorgeous goalie victory against a traditionally high-scoring Toronto team has NHL experts such as Kevin Weekes – he broke the original outlandish Shesterkin $ demand – warbling cheery super-homilies about Igor’s soaring value.
For another thing, the more Shesty excels, the more he could afford to wait out Chris Drury until the stealth general manager finally allows The Garden’s bank to be broken.
A season-long delay coupled with a potential Rangers’ Stanley Cup win could win huger than HUGE offers from any one of many goalie-strapped teams, starting with the netminding sieve-afflicted Leafs.
Iggy figures to be back between the pipes on Tuesday night in Montreal against a Canadiens club that’s been starved for top-notch goalkeeping since future Hall of Famer Carey Price retired.