Andrew Shaw was caught off guard when he was traded from the Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens a little over a week ago.



He felt he was close to completing a long-term deal with the Blackhawks, and the next thing he knew he had been traded. Not long after, he finalized a six-year deal with the Canadiens. He had been planning on a future in one place, and that future quickly moved to another one. It was a lot to take in.



Shaw took some time to talk to The Athletic about his past with the Blackhawks, his future with the Canadiens and more.



Scott Powers: You working on your French?



Andrew Shaw: I took it in school. I’ll have to work on it some more this summer.



SP: There had been a report you were asking for $4.5 million per year from the Blackhawks. Your agent Pat Brisson recently said that was false. Did you feel like someone from the organization was trying to paint you as the villain in the negotiations?



AS: That sucked.