Around the time Alex Burrows was pulling Duncan Keith’s hair in a 4-0 Vancouver victory in Chicago back in March, 2009 Andrew Shaw found himself on the 26-31-11 Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League.
That season Shaw only scored 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists), was a -4, and was along way away from the thought of the NHL.
The Andrew Shaw who took the ice Tuesday night in Chicago’s 3-2 overtime loss in Vancouver might not recognize that player from 2009.
Shaw entered tonight with seven points in his first 11 games in the NHL since being called up to replace an injured Patrick Sharp.
But Shaw was meant to be just that: A replacement.
Not even the best scouts could have predicted Shaw’s burst onto the scene — proven by his name being called 139th overall in the 2011 Entry Draft — making it hard to send him down when Sharp got healthy.
The Hawks only had one answer: Don’t.
Chicago instead sent down fellow rookie Jimmy Hayes who had also been playing above expectation...
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Andrew Shaw,
Patrick Sharp,
Jimmy Hayes,
Dave Bolland,
Henrik Sedin,
Keith Ballard
TEAMS: Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks
TEAMS: Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks
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