It's not all that surprising that the aging-but-still-potent left winger Brendan Shanahan should find a new home with the Rangers. He's not just a great player; he's also great with the press. Given New York's media-rich environment, the resurgent Rangers will probably call upon Brendan for his facility with words as often as for his on-ice abilities. With reporters, see, he shoots from the hip! On the ice, he'll shoot from anywhere.
What
is a little surprising, though, is that a big-budget, large-market outfit like the 'Gers would sign off on the suspiciously doctored-looking photograph above. We've got a hundred Just Wide Hockey Nerd Points for the first person who can produce the original image from which this chop job was produced. Presumably, it's of Brendan in Red Wing crimson?
In case this picture has been replaced by the time you click over to
the Rangers' official site, here's a screenshot of the above photo in context as it appeared this morning.
It was spotted, by the way, by Just Wide's resident Rangerwatcher, Tim, who, when Shanahan produces for the Blueshirts, will have to take back these words: "overrated," "soft," and "couldn't take a hit from a 12 year old girl."