After buying out Dan Girardi, the Rangers had multiple openings on the right side of of their blue line. Anthony DeAngelo appeared primed to take one of those spots when the Rangers used Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to land him.
Two weeks later, the picture looks significantly different. Brendan Smith and Kevin Shattenkirk have two of those three jobs locked down. DeAngelo might not still have a spot.
Defensive logjam
Smith and Shattenkirk combine with Ryan McDonagh and Brady Skjei to give the Rangers a mouthwatering top two pairings. The four should easily all play over 20 minutes per night.