On Saturday, the 28-year-old New Rochelle, N.Y., native and prized defenseman signed a four-year deal reportedly worth $26.6 million -- an average of $6.65 million per season -- with his hometown New York Rangers.
"New York was a place I wanted to play," Shattenkirk told TSN. "If I passed that up, I couldn't live with that. I think the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup as a hometown kid, that's the reason I came here."
Shattenkirk, an NHL All-Star in 2015, totaled 13 goals and 43 assists (56 points) over 80 games between the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals last season.
The No. 14 overall draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche in 2007 spent parts of seven seasons with the Blues from 2010-11 to last season, when he was shipped to Washington.
Over 490 career games, Shattenkirk has 68 goals and 230 assists (298 points).
The Rangers also signed goalie Ondrej Pavelec as a backup to Henrik Lundqvist.
Pavelec, 29, spent his first 10 NHL seasons with the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise. Last season, Pavelec posted a 4-4 record with a .888 save percentage and a 3.55 goals-against average in eight games with the Jets.
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