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Update: St. Louis gets 1 1st rounder this year, a 2nd rounder next year, and prospect Zach Sanford.

The Rangers did not get their man. The Washington Capitals have swooped in and given St. Louis a better offer for the highly sought after defenseman. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the trade call is happening as this post is being written. The kicker is that the Caps play the Rangers tomorrow, so he will be coming to MSG, just not in the way we had hoped.

With Shattenkirk off the table, the Rangers will need to take a look back at their plans and reassess. They need a pair of trades to really compete, the first for a stud, the second for an improvement on Kevin Klein. Unless someone of value from Anaheim becomes available, then they will be in the rental market for Brendan Smith, and perhaps more playing time for Adam Clendening.

I’m not a fan of selling assets when they are a top-five team in points in the league. However they are not beating Pittsburgh or Washington in a seven game series. They need two RHD. It’s a tough call to make. I can see great arguments for all three approaches (big move, small rental, selling Nick Holden and Michael Grabner). I do not envy Jeff Gorton right now.

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