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VANCOUVER — If you’ve listened to any Montreal sports-talk radio this season, you’ve probably heard people criticizing the Canadiens’ Andrew Shaw.

Actually, if you’ve listened to enough sports-talk radio you’ve probably heard people ripping just about every player at one point or another after a Canadiens loss. That’s just the way it is in Montreal with fans who are so passionate about the team and treat every loss as a panic attack.

As for Shaw, people will criticize the six-year, US$23.4-million contract Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin gave him after giving the Chicago Blackhawks two second-round picks at the 2016 NHL Draft to acquire the 27-year-old forward. The Blackhawks used one of those picks to select Alex DeBrincat, who has 9-7-16 totals in 19 games this season after posting 28-24-52 totals last season.

But Shaw has been silencing his critics with his play recently, taking a four-game point streak into Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks (7 p.m., CBC, SN1, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio). Shaw has posted 4-2-6 totals during that streak while playing on a line with Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin. Domi has an eight-game point streak going (5-7-12 totals) and Drouin is on a four-game streak (1-4-5).