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Originally Posted by Monahan For Mayor
Anyone think of a big physical d man we could exchange for Russell ? I'm sick of seeing him get hemmed into our end every night.
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Well, he's not overly physical, but I think he could help the power play. Also, a right-handed shot.
It's not that the Blues don't want to keep Shattenkirk around, Custance writes, it's that his contract - with a cap hit of $4.25 million - is up after the 2016-17 season, and the Blues are on a budget. Long-term salaries for Alex Pietrangelo - signed through 2019-20 at a cap hit of $6.5 million - and Jay Bouwmeester - locked up through 2018-19 at $5.4 million against the cap - are complicating matters.
Since Shattenkirk isn't a rental, he could play out the season in St. Louis, Custance adds, with the team potentially exploring an offseason trade. Either way, the soon-to-be 27-year-old will be a hot commodity as a right-handed shot who can work a power play.
Edit - I should know better than to try to beat Sureloss 
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