Rangers $39,375,000 forward delivers blunt response to Igor Shesterkin’s mega contract extension

New York Rangers forward Vinny Trocheck responded to the news of teammate Igor Shesterkin's massive eight-year, $92 million contract extension.

Trocheck, who has a seven-year, $39.375 million contract, seemed unfazed by the record-setting contract for the star goaltender.

"I saw KevinWeekes tweet something, but sometimes ... you never know. Just business as usual," Trocheck said after the Rangers' 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Friday night.

The $11.5 million per year deal makes Shesterkin the highest paid goalie in NHL history, surpassing Carey Price's previous mark of $10.5 million annually.

When asked about the contract, Shesterkin said:

“I cannot say anything else.Maybe we can talk about it tomorrow.”

Shesterkin reportedly turned down an eight-year, $11 million offer from the Rangers before this season, betting on himself to earn an even bigger payday after a stellar 2023-24 campaign.

Igor Shesterkin's extension comes on the heels of the Rangers trading Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday,which freed up Trouba’s $8 million cap hit for the team.

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Fans react to Igor Shesterkin’s mega contract extension

Igor Shesterkin’s new deal sparked intense debate across social media. Many fans supported the contract extension with one tweeting:

"It was about time, Shesterkin leaving would’ve ended the team for a while."

Another wrote:

"As much as I don’t like trouba what a dirt bag organization to extend Igor on the same day trouba is off loaded."

Here are some more fan reactions:

"Glad he is getting good money, I do think goalies should not be signed to contracts longer than 5 years," one fan wrote.

"But I was told by a bunch of idiots players wouldn’t want to sign here now. That lasted an hour," another fan wrote.

"Well, for that amount - he better not let a single puck thru... But he already did.... Lol... He's gonna suck for like the next 3 months... I mean, come on, tonight was Pittsburgh...lol let's see how they handle the kraken on Sun... But glad we won tonight," a user commented.

"You can thank Jacob Trouba being traded to make room on salary for this," another fan wrote.

Through 19 starts this year, the 28-year-old Shesterkin has a 9-9-1 record with a 2.47 GAA and .920 save percentage.