Monks are simply better than Rangers in almost every way: they do a bit more damage, they tank somewhat better, and most importantly they can split indoors. Rangers do get Snare and good snap aggro, but then a Ranger doesn't tank better than a Shaman anyway. Also, Ranger bow damage is, contrary to Rosen, pretty miserably bad. I remember him parsing at like 15 dps vs Vindi which is pretty low even at L52. The whole point of a Shaman is that with 75% slow you don't care about being in melee range anyway.
Personal ranking of Shaman duo partners: Enchanter > Monk > Necromancer > Charming Druid > Rogue > Warrior > Magician > Shadowknight > Ranger > Bard > Shaman > Paladin > Normal Druid > Wizard > Cleric. So Ranger is about middle of the pack. It will work fine, just not be tremendously overpowered. I don't play a 60 shaman, though, so maybe they think differently <shrug>
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