Injury Report: Shaw

[Toews2Bickell]

Would make that Shaw trade again 10/10 times given he was coming off a 47 point season and we needed another top 9 forward that could play with an edge. Its unfortunate he's still experiencing concussion symptoms, which will likely land him on LTIR if he's done. Hawks should be able to recoup the 2nd and 3rd round pick they traded for him if they move Lehner and Gustafsson. To say Shaw was washed up when they made the deal or he was #1 most likely player in the league to have a career ending injury is just looking for a reason to hate on Bowman.

 

[ploppsdman]

If you have never had post concussion symptoms you have no clue. This isn’t his fault, he’s not injury prone and there’s no predictor of what impact will trigger issues and for how long.

If I were Shaw, I’d retire now. Post concussion issues are torture. Imagine feeling hungover and drunk at the same time for months. Dizzy, nauseous and no short term memory- think about the movie Momento. And you have no say on when you are free from it. It could be years.

 

[BobbyJet]

Would make that Shaw trade again 10/10 times given he was coming off a 47 point season and we needed another top 9 forward that could play with an edge. Its unfortunate he's still experiencing concussion symptoms, which will likely land him on LTIR if he's done. Hawks should be able to recoup the 2nd and 3rd round pick they traded for him if they move Lehner and Gustafsson. To say Shaw was washed up when they made the deal or he was #1 most likely player in the league to have a career ending injury is just looking for a reason to hate on Bowman.

Actually, it sounds to me like you're in denial. The Shaw acquisition had red flags written all over it. We all have seen how Shaw plays in the dirty areas .... Shaw has a lot of mileage on him - it takes its toll on a smaller guy often giving away 25+ lbs to ops players. And ever wonder why Bergevin chose to trade a player who is coming off of a career year offensively? Could it be that Shaw was being showcased by a team going nowhere in the standings? One thing sure, he got plenty of quality ice time in his career-best season. A shrewd move by Bergevin, if you ask me.

 

[hawksrule]

I can’t say I remember a lot of people predicting this season ending and potentially career ending injury.

It was obvious his career year was an outlier and that paying up for him was a mistake.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Actually, it sounds to me like you're in denial. The Shaw acquisition had red flags written all over it. We all have seen how Shaw plays in the dirty areas .... Shaw has a lot of mileage on him - it takes its toll on a smaller guy often giving away 25+ lbs to ops players. And ever wonder why Bergevin chose to trade a player who is coming off of a career year offensively? Could it be that Shaw was being showcased by a team going nowhere in the standings? One thing sure, he got plenty of quality ice time in his career-best season. A shrewd move by Bergevin, if you ask me.

Bergevin is a garbage GM...so good for him

 

[Crow]

It was obvious his career year was an outlier and that paying up for him was a mistake.

I agree with that. I didn’t expect him to only play 30 something games or whatever it is though.

 

[Esq]

Actually, it sounds to me like you're in denial. The Shaw acquisition had red flags written all over it. We all have seen how Shaw plays in the dirty areas .... Shaw has a lot of mileage on him - it takes its toll on a smaller guy often giving away 25+ lbs to ops players. And ever wonder why Bergevin chose to trade a player who is coming off of a career year offensively? Could it be that Shaw was being showcased by a team going nowhere in the standings? One thing sure, he got plenty of quality ice time in his career-best season. A shrewd move by Bergevin, if you ask me.

No one likes an "I told you so."

 

[Section88]

If we're being totally honest with ourselves, we shouldn't forget just how awful shaw looked for us in basically every game before he got injured.

 

[lakai17]

Shaw in his prime battled big players who were in their prime on his come up. Shaw never had the size but the heart. I will always give him respect.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

 

[CallMeShaft]

Surprising and not sure how to feel about it.

Love me some Shawzy, but it feels like he's one bad concussion away from no return. Now, I did say that about Crow, but I have to be right eventually...

 

[clydesdale line]

Shaw, Crawford, Caggiula... lets hope they all are like Bergeron and stay in good health in that regard the rest of their careers.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

A twenty eight year old not playing due to concussions plans to return to the only life he’s ever known. Of course he does. Whether or not that’s a feasible reality remains to be seen.

 

[Drumman44]

A twenty eight year old not playing due to concussions plans to return to the only life he’s ever known. Of course he does. Whether or not that’s a feasible reality remains to be seen.

What else is he supposed to say?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

What else is he supposed to say?

Oh I get why he said what he said.

Surprising and not sure how to feel about it.

Love me some Shawzy, but it feels like he's one bad concussion away from no return. Now, I did say that about Crow, but I have to be right eventually...

My post was more in response to sentiment like this.

 

[Fixxer]

I'm a Habs fan, randomly browsing here and... what can I say about Shaw's health? concerning?
I didn't follow the whole story but I know he got yet another concussion during the season.

I liked when he played in Montreal with Domi and Drouin. Domi and Shaw were more rugged and I feel like it helped Drouin feel more comfortable out there. Shaw is a great player to have and in a way I wish he stayed in MTL. That being said, I wonder how much of an impact he can have at this point, especially as he's pretty much a hit or 2 away from retirement IMO.

 

[bwana63]

I'm a Habs fan, randomly browsing here and... what can I say about Shaw's health? concerning?
I didn't follow the whole story but I know he got yet another concussion during the season.

I liked when he played in Montreal with Domi and Drouin. Domi and Shaw were more rugged and I feel like it helped Drouin feel more comfortable out there. Shaw is a great player to have and in a way I wish he stayed in MTL. That being said, I wonder how much of an impact he can have at this point, especially as he's pretty much a hit or 2 away from retirement IMO.

Shaw can have a helluva impact. The problem here, and it's ginormous, the next concussion could cause permanent damage (operative word: could). Obviously, it's Shaw's call, but a large chunk of fans are quite fearful of seeing him on the ice.

 

[bwana63]

Good article, Powers ($): What went into Andrew Shaw's announcement to return next...

 

[Muffinalt]

Good article, Powers ($): What went into Andrew Shaw's announcement to return next...

Really nice article indeed. But pretty heavy, at least for me. I hope Shawzie and all our guys, like Caggs, Crow get and stay as healthy as possible.