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Kevin Shattenkirk says he was ‘pissed off’ after being bought out by the New York Rangers

As an unrestricted free agent in 2017, Kevin Shattenkirk had several teams who offered him a max seven-year deal. Instead, he took a four-year, $26.6 million deal to play with his hometown Rangers. “When it came down to it, [it was] not a numbers or terms thing, but it was where was going to be the best fit for me,” Shattenkirk said at the time. “Obviously, the opportunity to play for my lifelong favorite team and to live out a lifelong dream was something that I couldn’t let pass by.”

Two years and a month later, Shatty’s tenure in New York unceremoniously ended as the Rangers bought out the remaining two years left in his contract weeks after he became a father for his first time.

Monday, after signing a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Shattenkirk sounded off about the situation, saying he was “pretty pissed off” about the Rangers buying him out.

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By Donya Abramo and Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Tampa Bay Lightning sign Kevin Shattenkirk to one-year, $1.75 million contract

Less than a week after the New York Rangers bought out the remainder of Kevin Shattenkirk’s contract, the former Capitals defenseman has found his next team in the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Vice president and general manager of the Lightning, Julien BriseBois, announced on Monday that the Lightning had signed Shattenkirk to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. The 30-year-old defenseman tallied 51 points over 119 games with New York Rangers, and was an on-and-off healthy scratch while on the team. The addition of restricted free agent Jacob Trouba to a seven-year, $56 million deal dropped Shattenkirk further down the Rangers’ depth-chart.

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By Donya Abramo 2 months ago

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New York Rangers buy out remaining two years of Kevin Shattenkirk’s contract

Former Capitals defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has been bought out by the New York Rangers, according to The New York Post’s Brett Cyrgalis. The Fouth Line’s David Pagnotta confirmed the news.

Shattenkirk, who signed a four-year, $26.6 million deal with his hometown team in July 2017, fell to fourth on the depth chart among right-handed Rangers defensemen after the team acquired and signed restricted free agent Jacob Trouba to a seven-year, $56 million deal.

Kevin and his wife Deanna had their first child, a boy named Connor, in early July.

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By Donya Abramo 2 months ago

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Inspiring: Rangers and Devils fans unite for ‘we both suck’ chant

It’s a divisive time in America, but if Rangers fans and Devils fans can agree on something this important, then surely there is some hope.

During Monday’s game at Prudential Center, fans of the Rangers (31-35-13) and Devils (30-40-10) joined forces to chant an affirmation that will ring true through the ages: they both suck.

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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The Capitals-Rangers game most watched NHL regular season game in over a year

The Sunday afternoon matinee between the Capitals and the New York Rangers ended up being a huge deal for NBC.

According to NBC Sports PR, Sunday’s Capitals-Rangers game averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 1.336 million viewers. This means that the game ranked as NBC’s most-watched NHL Regular Season game in over a year, excluding outdoor games. (2/18/18, Philadelphia/NY Rangers, 1.360 million viewers)

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By Elyse Bailey 7 months ago

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The NHL Arena Bucket List: the New York City and New Jersey arenas

This past weekend I concluded my planned arena visits for the season.

I saw the Capitals vs New York Islanders at NYCB Live on March 1 and then stuck around to see the Caps play the New York Rangers on March 3.

Earlier in the season, I was also able to see the Capitals play the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in October (but please forgive me, I wiped that horrendous game out of my memory and forgot to write my review).

Let’s discuss why you should go see some hockey in New York.

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By Cara Bahniuk 7 months ago

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Metropolitan momentum: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals blitzed through another Metropolitan Division foe in New York as they took down the Rangers 3-2 in a shootout. The win catapulted the Capitals back into first place within the division…for now.

The Caps out-shot the Rangers 39 to 24.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Caps beat Rangers 3-2 in Sunday shootout with a weird finish

The Washington Capitals spent their Sunday afternoon in midtown Manhattan, playing an uneven game against the Rangers. There was a lot of good and new stuff in Washington’s game, but also way too much of the same old silliness.

The Caps – and tell me if you’ve heard this one before – allowed the game’s first goal in the first minute, with a defensive turnover setting up Ryan Strome. The third line responded with a goal from Carl Hagelin, his first for Washington. Halfway into the first period, Andre Burakovsky got the fourth line involved, turning a commanding carry-in into the go-ahead goal.

That lead disappeared late in the second period, when the Caps couldn’t beat Georgiev and then Pavel Buchnevich was left open. A tight third period gave us no decision, so off we went to overtime, which was bad for my hypertension and told us nothing new.

Shootout bullets!

Shattenkirk put the biscuit in the basket
Oshie put the biscuit in the basket
Zibanejad did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Kuznetsov did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Deangelo put the biscuit in the basket
Backstrom put the biscuit in the basket
Chytil did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Ovechkin did NOT put the biscuit, but it counted anyway because Georgiev threw his stick, that’s…. I guess… how it ends?

Caps win.

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By Peter Hassett 7 months ago

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Carl Hagelin scores first goal as a Washington Capital against former team

Forward Carl Hagelin joined the Caps prior to the deadline via the Los Angeles Kings. A talented player without much of a scoring touch, Hagelin nonetheless didn’t need long to score his first goal as a Cap in his fifth game in the uniform — against his former team to boot.

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By Peter Hassett 7 months ago

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Caps at Rangers pregame: New York nooner

The Washington Capitals find themselves today in New York, New York, the city so nice you don’t even notice how all of midtown smells like piss. The hockey Rangers were active sellers at the deadline, so the roster they’ve got left over isn’t exactly fearsome. Let’s see how the Caps adjust their effort levels to play down to lesser competition!

It’s a nooner, people. Puck drop’s at MSG at around 12:30 AM. Stream the game from your devices on the My Teams app. I’m Peter and I’ll do the recap thang for your pleasure.

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By Peter Hassett 7 months ago

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