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Alleged biter Andrew Shaw is not a cold-hearted villain

TAMPA - Even villains cry.

Maybe that wasn’t a common belief among the gaggle of reporters on Friday grilling Andrew Shaw concerning his alleged biting of Victor Hedman.

Maybe, in the eyes of some, the feisty Blackhawks forward is just a heinous boor who had crossed the line if he had, in fact, chomped on the Lightning defenceman in Game 1 Wednesday as some have accused him of doing.

For the record, Shaw left the door open for speculation by not denying anything when asked if he had gnawed on Hedman, saying instead that: “I’m not going to get into details.