Prior to Wednesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs offseason plans appear to have been more or less taken care of. With one obvious exception, Kyle Dubas tackled on the majority of the priorities that the team needed to be dealt with.
Then came the unexpected news that the New York Rangers will buy out Kevin Shattenkirk, with two-years and over $12 million remaining on the deal. Now there’s another marquee name added to the otherwise shallow pool of remaining free agents for teams to go after. To boot, he shoots from the right-side and is still in his prime.