You and others have clearly, repeatedly, argued that there is no scenario in which the Rangers will trade any of Kreider, Stepan, or any of your better prospects to acquire Shattenkirk.
You've consistently maintained that you won't invest anything of value to improve a position of weakness.
You've repeatedly asserted that you are willing to wait until Shattenkirk hits UFA status to roll the dice and see if you can land him then, since you're reconciled to tbe idea that your team isn't really competing this year.
Fine. Apart from the head scratching assumption that Kevin would even want to sign with a team that--by your own admission-- isn't really trying to compete, that's a perfectly coherent position to take. Foolish, perhaps, but coherent.
But turning around days later and pretending you can acquire the same player for beans, whether now or at the TDL, well... ya'all be trippin'.