Shatty comes home! As FullTilt previously reported, Shattenkirk takes less to play for the Rangers

Anthony Scultore Updated: Sep 8, 2021

It’s OFFICIAL! As we first reported back on June 12th, Kevin Shattenkirk has left millions on the table to come home.

The terms of the deal are perfect for the Rangers and Shattenkirk who should both benefit from a monetary and term standpoint. The Rangers still have plenty of cap space to improve their center position.

Shattenkirk 4 years x $6.65

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2017

This has been quite a rollercoaster for something we and most felt was a foregone conclusion. It does prove that even in a situation like this, both side still posture for the best deal possible.

If Shattenkirk and the NYR come to terms tomorrow…it will prove what an incredible game of posturing went on.

— FullTilt Rangers (@NYR_FullTilt) June 30, 2017

We have maintained throughout that should Shattenkirk come to the Rangers he will be leaving money on the table to do so.

Once again FWIW, we have it on good authority that Shattenkirk will take a little less to be a #NYR, his childhood team.

— FullTilt Rangers (@NYR_FullTilt) June 28, 2017

Of course, we became unsettled when insiders like Bob McKenzie went on record that “he never got the sense the Rangers were really in on Shattenkirk”, or Brooks writing that the Rangers have no interest. We maintain, that our sources do not compare to the experts but are sources nonetheless.

At the end of the day, our information proved correct and we are happy to have been able to share it with you.

Keep reading and tell your friends.

UPDATE:

Newest #NYR Kevin Shattenkirk on @TSNHockey: “New York was a place I wanted to play. If I passed that up, I couldn’t live with that.”

— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) July 1, 2017

Shattenkirk on @TSNHockey: “I think the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup as a hometown kid, that’s the reason I came here.” #NYR

— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) July 1, 2017