Old fan-favorite Andrew Shaw is coming again to Chicago.
The Blackhawks acquired the gritty ahead, who will flip 28 subsequent month, from the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday in trade for a bundle of draft picks.
The Hawks despatched a 2020 second-round choose and 2021 third-round choose to Montreal, and swapped a 2020 seventh-rounder for a 2021 seventh-rounder.
Shaw was a fifth-round choose of the Hawks in 2011 and spent the primary 5 seasons of his NHL profession in Chicago, profitable the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015 and incomes legendary standing for his hard-working demeanor despite middling manufacturing (he by no means scored greater than 39 factors in any of the 5 seasons).
He was dealt to the Canadiens earlier than the 2016-17 season and, regardless of coping with frequent accidents, turned in his greatest offensive efficiency up to now final season, scoring 47 factors in 63 appearances.
He has three years left on a contract with an affordable $3.9 million cap hit.