The veteran forward, in his first year with the Leafs’ AHL club, learned a lot from predecessor Rich Clune, and a couple of NHL superstars closer to home.
“Every summer my jaw drops watching them,” said Shaw, a native of Glace Bay, N.S. “This year, with MacKinnon winning the Stanley Cup, two weeks later he was back on the ice and competing very hard. It was incredible to watch.”
“I don’t think it’s a challenge,” Shaw said of adjusting to the C in Toronto. “ actually made it easier in the way he led, and how he taught the young guys to be professionals and act every day, and come to the rink to work ... He’s always around here now, trying to help out in the best way he can. I played with him a couple of years and have a great relationship with him.”
“Being captain here and with Belleville is not based on the way I play,” said Shaw. “My career in the AHL or NHL : Do what I was asked to do. And that got me to where I am, but I have an open door with all the players. I think I have a pretty good relationship with the coaching staff and the development staff, just being a good person, and I give all the credit to my parents and my wife and son, keeping me honest every day.
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