However the 28-year old Russian goaltender is now able to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the next season, and he and his camp are looking to seal a massive extension from the Rangers.
If Igor Shesterkin is able to pull off this deal with the Rangers it would simply make history as it would be the highest a goalie has ever been paid. The record is currently Carey Price's eight-year deal with Montreal that carried an average annual value of $10.5 million for a total value of $84 million.
The Rangers have not been one to be afraid of dishing out money in the goaltending position. Henrik Lundqvist was the Rangers highest paid goalies throughout his career with the team, earning his largest payday in December 2013, signing a seven-year $59.5M ($8.5M cap hit) deal.