Rumor: Habs to test waters on Andrew Shaw

[yianik]

But let me get this straight. There is a basis for this or just speculation ? MB is looking to trade Shawzee ?

 

[mariolemieux66]

I think they should get at least a 2nd back, anyway that's what i hope for.

Price or Weber should be next.

 

[Captain Mountain]

But let me get this straight. There is a basis for this or just speculation ? MB is looking to trade Shawzee ?

More speculation, but Friedman usually doesn't name drop without hearing something.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Shawzee is not as good as MB thought, that's surprising !

Who would take that contract ? MB you are a fool !

 

[LaP]

It kinda hurts to look at what was given up for him, especially since it was such a strange move to make in the first place.

the 2016 draft was deep. Two of DeBrincat, Clague, Dahlen, Girard, Kuokkanen, Dube, Raddysh, etc. would be pretty nice right about now.

That was definitely a WTF trade.

This trade reminds me the Linden and Damphousse moves.

Trading Eller for two 2nd was a good move and it made sense. Then you trade two better 2nd for Shaw and you void anything positive of the previous move and it then becomes negative.

Was the same with Damphousse and Linden. We got a conditional 1st for Damphousse. Was not a very good trade since the 1st was conditional to SJ signing him (which made the trade a trade for a signed player and not an UFA one) but still we got a good first for him and with the 2nd along with Zubrus we got for Recchi we could look forward. Then our dumb GM traded a better first than the one we got for Damphousse in exchange of Linden. That was like WTF is that.

 

[Adam Michaels]

"Fourfeit" it, before it's too late!

Consider it "fourgotten" already.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Dale Weise or Lars Eller.

 

[Tyson]

A player I dislike for so many reasons. Man is he ever overrated

 

[Adam Michaels]

I think they should get at least a 2nd back, anyway that's what i hope for.

Price or Weber should be next.

I'd look to move Petry before I move Weber or Price.

 

[Jee]

And here I thought he would become a fan favourite... Still waiting.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Man its hard being this right all the time.

But I guess since he's qualified to be a GM and I'm not, no one should question his poor decisions...

 

[OldCraig71]

Not much trade value for Andrew Shaw in October at 3.9 per.

 

[The Great Weal]

Call Oilers, they might be desperate enough.

 

[Seb]

Lmao like any team would be interested in Shaw. Let alone trade TWO 2nd round picks.

 

[sampollock]

Trade him to Chicago for 2 2nd pick's

 

[Pickles]

How do you test the waters? How do you trade a 3rd liner that's paid like a 2nd liner? We sure as hell won't be getting two 2nds back that's for sure. His value is almost zilch. If the Habs are lucky they unload him at the deadline for a draft pick and retaining some salary to a team that needs a sparkplug for the playoffs.

 

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

And here I thought he would become a fan favourite... Still waiting.

I liked Shaw for about 3 minutes when he fought in pre-season and pumped up the crowd during the tilt. Thought he’d be fun to watch, I was wrong.

 

[habsterr]

Shaw at 30% off for a 2nd rounder Chicago???

 

[tazsub3]

you see that is the double standard that schmuck has installed, he let go players because of personality yet he trades for one with suspect ethics,

 

[waffledave]

Stupid idiot GM

 

[Whitesnake]

Impossible. Not the playoffs warrior. Not a guy who deserved a 6-year contract. Not a guy worth 2 high 2nd rounders in a great draft. I just refuse to believe that.

 

[tazsub3]

waters will part if shaaawwwwzzeee is traded

 

[OldCraig71]

When I see "test the waters" on Andrew Shaw I think urine sample for some reason.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Dumb trade from day one, even dumber signing. This isn’t surprising.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

The Chicago Way.

Chicago takes a third line player from their roster following a Cup Winning season and trades him to a sucker since they can't afford his contract demands.

They exact a nice return ("this guy is a winner, won 2 Stanley Cups in 5 years, character, blah blah")

Player as a new shiny toy nets whatever contract he wants with his new team.

Wait two years until the parasite/ trojan horse player has become undesirable to his existing team.

Contact the team that owns him, to offer relief by taking back the player. All new team has to do is eat salary and take in an undesirable contract.

Net result: Chicago earns two high draft picks in a deep draft, gets the player back at a lesser salary and dumps a bloated contract for agreeing to take the player back.

In addition, "the Chicago way" has Patrick Kane, Johnathan Toews, and in the past, Patrick Sharp to prop up lesser players' tangibles like point production. Andrew Shaw doesn't get 20 goals without them. Look at Shaw's scoring log on hockey-reference.com. Lots of Kane involved on his points. Some Sharp, some Keith.