After the Boston Bruins signed Morgan Geekie as a flier to address their depth down the middle, the Bruins dipped into the market on defense. With Connor Clifton signing in Buffalo, the Bruins signed defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. Andy Strickland was first with the news, which has been confirmed by the Bruins.
The contract for Shattenkirk is worth $1.05 million, which isn’t bad for a veteran right shot defenseman who will be turning 35 during the year and has the ice time of a second-pairing defender. He does his best work on the PK, which should only strengthen the league’s best penalty kill in Boston.