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Kevin Shattenkirk Out Two To Four Weeks

December 12, 2018 at 10:03 am CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The New York Rangers are still fighting to stay relevant in the Metropolitan Division, but will now have to do it with one of their highest-paid players. Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has suffered a separated shoulder and will be out two to four weeks. Shattenkirk sustained the injury when he took a hard check from former teammate J.T. Miller while playing the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday evening.

Though he hasn’t been quite the driving offensive force he was in St. Louis, Shattenkirk is still an effective option for the Rangers and still records positive possession metrics. His responsibility has been slowly taken away since signing the big four-year, $26.6MM deal that paced the 2017 free agent market, but at just 29 years of age can still give the team some production over the next few seasons. In fact, his salary drops considerably over the last two years of the deal to the point where he is more than affordable for a club that may not be pushing the cap limit going forward.

The Rangers are trying to compete this season like everyone else, but they have an obvious eye on the future and their young talent. Names like Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello and Vladislav Namestnikov are all closing in on unrestricted free agency in either 2019 or 2020, and several may be moved out of town instead of extended. That will open up money for the team to go after other prime free agents, but leaves plenty to spend on the last few seasons of their veteran defense corps. Still, seeing Shattenkirk on the sideline this season doesn’t help.

Sitting fifth in the Metropolitan Division, the Rangers are perched right between competing for a playoff spot and falling out of the race entirely. If teams like Washington and Pittsburgh continue their recent strong play, it won’t be long before there is really only one spot up for grabs in the division and plenty of competition that is deeper and perhaps more experienced than New York. Shattenkirk certainly still helps more than he hurts, something he can’t do while rehabbing an injured shoulder.

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