MONTREAL

Habs send Shaw back to Blackhawks for package of draft picks; Deslauriers traded

CTV Montreal Published Sunday, June 30, 2019 5:10PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, June 30, 2019 6:54PM EDT

Montreal Canadiens right wing Andrew Shaw celebrates scoring against Detroit Red Wings (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Andrew Shaw is a Hab no more.

The tough forward was sent to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for three draft picks – a second round and seventh round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in 2021.

The Canadiens also sent a seventh round pick in 2021 in the deal.

In three seasons with the Habs, Shaw posted 41 goals and 96 points in 182 games. Last season he scored a career high 47 points, including 19 goals, in 63 games.

Shaw was drafted by the Blackhawks 139^th overall in the 2011 draft. The Habs acquired him for two second-round picks during the 2016 draft.

The move comes a day before the start of NHL free agency.

Deslauriers traded

Also on Sunday, the Canadiens sent forward Nicolas Deslauriers to Anaheim in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2020 draft.

In 106 games with the Canadiens Deslauriers scored 12 goals and seven assists.