Weber hopes to help Canadiens fans forget Subban by helping team win games
TERREBONE, Que. — Shea Weber knows all about the outrage Canadiens fans expressed when he was traded by the Nashville Predators to Montreal for the popular P.K. Subban.
And the big defenceman knows his every move will be scrutinized and compared to the flashy Subban, at least in his first season in the Canadiens’ red, white and blue.
But the 11-year veteran made it clear Monday in his first meeting with the Montreal media since the June 29 trade that none of that will rattle him.
“I’m not really worried about that,” said Weber, who participated in coach Michel Therrien’s annual charity golf tournament. “I’m here to help this team win games.