Mason Shaw embracing new challenge in front of him
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Mason Shaw, a newly acquired player from the Minnesota Wild is pumped up for his new opportunity in the great province of Manitoba.
Mason Shaw recently signed a one-year, two-way $775K deal with theWinnipeg Jets in July. Despite the Jets being one of the Wild's top rivals, he's embracing his new role with the organization and looks forward to the challenges ahead of him.
Shaw played 82 games over parts of three seasons with the Wild, including 20 this past season after returning from his fourth ACL surgery. But both Shaw and Minnesota appeared ready for a fresh start, as he was not given a qualifying offer in the offseason. Shaw said he and Wild president and GM Bill Guerin spoke on July 1, Day 1 of free agency, and there are no hard feelings.
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Despite an knee injury impacting his career the past few seasons, Shaw is eager to prove doubters wrong. Shaw admits that he feels capable to be a full time NHL player, but he knows there will be obstacles along the way.
«I've got to go out and prove it,» Shaw said. «I've got to prove my health isn't an issue, that I can play at the highest level. The summer has been huge for me. The way the season ended here, it was a big success to get back and what I've gone through. But I wasn't playing at the level that I wanted to. But the summer is going great and I'm going to give it my best shot.»
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