Blackhawks place Shaw, Smith on long-term injured reserve
In addition to placing Brent Seabrook on long-term injured reserve and announcing his playing days are over, the Blackhawks Friday placed forwards Andrew Shaw and Zack Smith on LTIR. Shaw is out with a concussion, while Smith is out with a back injury. Asked if Shaw's career might be over, general manager and president of hockey operations Stan Bowman said: Obviously Andrew's had some concussions here.