The Rangers aren’t out of the Kevin Shattenkirk sweepstakes yet, but they’re also probing the market about other defensemen. The latest rumor to surface is the Rangers “zeroing in” on Detroit Red Wings’ defenseman Brendan Smith.
“There is still a terrific amount of interest in Shattenkirk as a rental,” Darren Dreger noted. “The Toronto Maple Leafs are a strong suitor for Shattenkirk. I don’t know what the asking price is, but it’s too high for the Maple Leafs. It’s too high for the New York Rangers, who have dabbled a little bit there. It seems like they’re maybe zeroing in on Brendan Smith of the Detroit Red Wings.