CHICAGO — Andrew Shaw walked into his locker room after the Chicago Blackhawks’ morning skate, looked around and muttered an expletive. In between him and his locker was a news media horde that numbered in the several dozen. Shaw had to dodge a boom microphone before he could get his equipment off.
Later Wednesday, he acknowledged that the circus might not be all bad, considering there would be no reporters here if Chicago was not vying for a championship.
“It’s not the worst thing in the world,” he said. “I guess I should be used to it.