Andrew Shaw Retires

[Andrei79]

Still hate the trade, but that wasn't Shaw's fault. He was a good player and I particularly liked his last year here with Domi, he was awesome that year.

I did chuckle when I read his statement and saw Therrien was the only coach he didn't mention. Loved that lol.

He made a good decision to put his health first. He won a cup and made his money, so this is a wise choice.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

One of my favorite players by Shaw was when he headbutted a goal in overtime in the playoffs lol. Given he has been through a lot in his career injury wise, I am glad he is focusing on his personal life now rather than hockey.

Miss having guys like him and Prust in our bottom six who could wake up the team with a hit/fight and were always willing to stick up for teammates.

 

[Scintillating10]

Good we traded him when we did. Got 2 decent years out of him then got our picks back

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Can you guys that are using this platform to bash the Habs or Bergevin, just not do that and show some class instead?

Shaw was a warrior. He wasn’t pretty, and he could take some bad penalties, but he went to war every game for his team and his teammates. He went to all the hard places on the ice and he won more battles than he lost. He would stand in there and drop the gloves for his team as well. His style of play won him two Cups, and cost him his health and career. I hope he’s able to recover some of that health and enjoy his retirement. Thank you for all your efforts as a Hab, Andrew! All the best in your retirement.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Good luck to him. Never understood the trade.

Fun fact: Blackhawks used one of those picks to get Debrincat.

 

[De Montreal]

Prime exemple of selling high. MB got a 2nd and a 3rd for a good that would went and play 40 games.

 

[overlords]

Could have kept Lars Eller and drafted debrincat instead of getting a middle 6 plugger who runs his own head into the glass constantly, eugh.

Oh well, I could see shaw going into a media role down the line if he can promise to keep his f bombs in check.

 

[le_sean]

Dumb trade for a complementary player. Never should have been a Habs but Bergy going to Bergy.

Really? In a thread about his retirement? Get a life. It’s not his fault he was traded.

Good player. Hope he can have a healthy retirement. I’m sure the Blackhawks will find something in the front office for him.

 

[Runner77]

Happy for him that he made the right decision for himself and his family.

Maybe he'll come back in a coaching capacity down the line.

 

[MTL-rules]

What a take.....this is a hommage to Shaw thread, not a mock the Canadiens thread

My god, are people uptight or what ? Where is it writing it's an hommage ? And if you knew anything about the Hawks situation you would know, it was more a critic of that organization than anything else.

Anyways, I let you pay your respect to that 3rd liner who was a shadow here...

 

[Draft]

Good for him making the tough decision, it's the right call. Hopefully he's been responsible with his earnings or can translate his experience into more work. Tough break for the guy but it's not worth living with CTE.

 

[angusyoung]

Pretty much everybody Shaw it coming

 

[Chili]

The Hawks weren't the same team without him. Even with the health concerns they brought him back. That level of passion and fearlessness is rare.

Enjoyed watching him play, hope he gets his health back.

 

[David Suzuki]

Him and Prust played a similar role for us, and were VERY useful players for us until injuries took their toll.

Comparing the bum Prust to Shaw is disrespectful lol

 

[Habs13]

As others have said, I hated the trade. Hated that we lost Eller. But that isn't Shaw's fault. The guy gave his all every shift and played with heart - I respect him for that. Hope he has a bright and happy future ahead of him.

 

[MasterD]

Comparing the bum Prust to Shaw is disrespectful lol

Prust was awesome his first year or two here.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

You made the right choice, I hope the injuries won't impact the rest of your life.

That MB trade was bad, but it's not your fault.

 

[Runner77]

Pretty much everybody Shaw it coming

We all did — for his sake, it should have been earlier. However, glad he got around to it.

 

[CalgarySnow]

So glad he retired said to my son when he got traded to Chicago if I was his wife I would be scared every time he took the ice.

 

[Captain97]

Crazy to think this guy played Rep with my cousin now he's retired from the NHL. I know he isn't that old but still wild.

 

[Kojo]

He made a smart decision. Always liked him but he was always a concussion away from retiring. Had a great career overall. And he's only 29 years old. I just hope he's not going to start a podcast.

 

[Walrus26]

Lots of time for Shaw the player and the person and I wish him all the very best.

How we could use a prime Shaw in our lineup today....

 

[angusyoung]

We all did — for his sake, it should have been earlier. However, glad he got around to it.

You'd think so, but I have a few friends, mostly Bostonian's that thought he'd be back, but they also thought KK would be a PPG player,so...

 

[bobholly39]

I wasn't his biggest fan but he's certainly a heart and soul type of player, always with big effort and energy

Great career he had - unfortunate he has to retire earlier than expected, but glad he's able to get out healthy and very rich. Best of luck to him moving forward

 

[JianYang]

It's too bad his career got cut short. He was actually playing his best hockey that year with Max domi. Those two had some unexpected synergy together.

He got traded abruptly that same summer. That could be at shaw's request though for all I know.