Canadiens trade Shaw to Blackhawks for draft picks

Andrew Shaw is heading back to Chicago.

The Montreal Canadiens have traded Shaw and a 2021 seventh-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for a second-round pick and a seventh-round pick in 2020, as well as a third-round selection in 2021, the teams announced Sunday.

The Canadiens didn't retain any salary in the deal, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun. Shaw has three years remaining on his current contract with an annual cap hit of $3.9 million.

Shaw was selected by the Blackhawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NHL Draft and spent the first five years of his career in Chicago, capturing a pair of Stanley Cups in 2013 and 2015.

The 27-year-old recorded 19 goals and a career-high 47 points in his third season with the Canadiens last year.

The Blackhawks bolstered their blue line earlier this month after picking up defenseman Calvin De Haan from the Carolina Hurricanes and Olli Maatta from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Chicago now has $8 million in projected cap space with eight forwards currently under contract.