Prior to Saturday’s victory over the New Jersey Devils, Larry Brooks published a story entitled “Kevin Shattenkirk is fighting for his Rangers life”.
Brooks went on to say:
Too dramatic a scenario? Not really, for if the 30-year-old defenseman does not markedly improve his play this final month, management will have no other choice than to seriously consider a buyout of No. 22’s contract halfway through its four-year term.
When I first read this sitting at my seat at Madison Square Garden before puck drop I internally said to myself, “WTF?