In what has become an annual occurrence since the team’s first of three Stanley Cup wins in seven seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks have started their annual offseason roster shake-up. It began with a bang Wednesday, as Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell were moved to Carolina for draft picks, and Richard Panik was inked to a one-year deal a short time later.
The trade all but confirmed the Blackhawks will be doing everything they can to retain Andrew Shaw, and Chicago Sun-Times writer Mark Lazerus provided some supporting evidence for that:
Source says #Blackhawks fully expect to re-sign Andrew Shaw with Bickell’s contract off the books.