Shattenkirk agrees to three-year contract with Ducks

The 31-year-old defenseman scored 34 points (eight goals, 26 assists) in 70 regular-season games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season, and 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 25 postseason games to help them win the Stanley Cup.

“It was fairly quick,” Ducks general manager Bob Murray said of signing Shattenkirk. “He had multiple suitors. I think it was more the pressing thought we had was if it got to where — like [Torey] Krug just went (to the St. Louis Blues) now — if [Tyson] Barrie had [signed], guys, we felt them all out. We felt if it got to where they were all gone, the lineup might be longer. It’s a guy we had targeted. We had a game plan going into today. We pretty successfully played to our game plan.”

Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round (No. 14) of the 2007 NHL Draft, Shattenkirk has 383 points (83 goals, 300 assists) in 679 regular-season games with the Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Lightning, and 47 points (eight goals, 39 assists) in 85 postseason games.

Murray said Anaheim expressed interest in Shattenkirk last offseason when he had the final two seasons of his four-year contract bought out by the Rangers. Shattenkirk instead signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with Tampa Bay on Aug. 5.

“Well obviously he knew we liked him and I liked him, and he had a great chat a year ago with myself and with (coach) Dallas [Eakins],” Murray said. “He liked Dallas a year ago. Hey, Kevin made the right decision, as much as I didn’t like it last year. He made the right decision and I told him so. But that’s to our benefit now. Because now he’s won, now he knows how to win. That’s only good for us and our younger players.”

Also Friday, the Ducks signed forward Derek Grant to a three-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 30-year-old scored 20 points (14 goals, six assists) in 49 games for Anaheim last season before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 24.

Grant, who was an unrestricted free agent, scored five points (one goal, four assists) in seven regular-season games for the Flyers and had two assists in 15 postseason games.