As I have been writing for a while now, Tampa was the team most interested in Shattenkirk, and it almost happened yesterday. Then yesterday morning I wrote about the Rangers after I began to hear the Rangers were where he really wanted to play.....It was also reported that he turned down the Oilers and Coyotes over the past year...
This is all starting to have the look and feel of a player who knows exactly where he wants to play...turning down Edmonton and Arizona is one thing. You could think, "Maybe he wants to be on the east coast," but turning down a legit contender like a Tampa...which is a beautiful and tax friendly place to live? This is sounding like he is heading to the Rangers....either now via trade, or when he can just sign there freely in July...
more rumors to come...