Rumor: Weber could miss whole 2021-22 season

[MarkJ]

Canadiens' Shea Weber's career threatened by lingering foot, ankle problems

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[UnSandvich]

...oof

 

[Andy]

So the LTRI until retirement begins?

 

[The Great Weal]

Holy f*** that's not a troll account. Well looks like we will be going 7-3-1. Maybe now we can make a push for Jones/Hamilton?

 

[BLONG7]

They wont have to protect him either.

 

[Crusher117]

LTIR til playoffs? Take a page outa the Tampa book?

edit since details out : Yeah, this must be hard on Weber and seeing his reaction after Game 5. Feels like he knew deep down that could be the end of the road. Hoping him a speedy recovery with no long term effects for the rest of his life.

 

[llamateizer]

How convenient lol.

I don't see Weber risking coming back for 1 mil /year in his last 3 seasons.

 

[Canadienna]

They said the same thing a couple of years ago and it turned out to be false. Remember the whole "potentially career ending" talk? Let's hope that's the case again.

If this is correct, I don't see how we expect to compete. Maybe stash him on LTIR until playoffs ala Kucherov/Kane?

But then you have to use that cap space...

 

[austin316]

Well that stinks. Friedman mentions his career could be in jeopardy too. Hope that's not the case.

 

[Scott1243]

No way Kraken takes him. But again I know nothing. Hope it nothing to serious.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Is it good or bad news? I'm not sure.

This solves the expansion draft puzzle.

But bad news for him, that's for sure.

Could be awful news for Nashville if he retires.

 

[aresknights]

That would leave a huge hole in the line up. Hopefully it's not true for his sake first n team second. You know he will play if possible n bust his azz and/or play in pain to return quicker than expected.

 

[Gael]

Wow I wasn't expecting that... I guess he's done or we'll Kucherov him

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...shyte...


...so now we need an entire Top Pairing??...


...shyte...

 

[bobholly39]

Whats wrong with him? Sounds pretty serious - i hope nothing too bad

 

[Zorba]

Call it a career big man. You’re gonna be missed. I’m one of his biggest fans. This stings me like when Heath Miller retired from the Steelers

 

[Sugi21]

From a business standpoint at least we get the cap relief from a team standpoint this will suck but perhaps there’s a silver lining in all of this

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Habs trying to follow Tampa's cap space technique...

I don't believe anything about him, until it's official, 2 years ago he was supposed to never play hockey again...

 

[BLONG7]

We NEED a PMD!!!!
Even more now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Andy]

Canadiens' Shea Weber's career threatened by lingering foot, ankle problems

Career could be in jeopardy

 

[ClasslessGuy]

I like weber as a player and leader, cap hit is insane but that's not his fault. I hope his injuries won't destroy his life after hockey.

That being said, Bergevin needs to be out there for someone on D, potentialy make a deal with the kraken

 

[Andy]

Silver lining is that it will bring a lot of cap space during an interesting offseason

 

[Canadienna]

I honestly wonder if this will totally shake the foundation of the team. Not trying to be dramatic, but if I'm Bergevin, my priorities have just shifted a little further down the road rather than the next year or two.

 

[The Great Weal]

Damn, this makes me wish we completed the Cinderalla run even more now . Papa Shea was a beast these playoffs.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Geez, this is shocking. It makes sense now why Montreal was thinking about trading Allen because they know he will be taken.

Chiarot, Petry & Eddie will be protected.

Does Seattle take Weber anyway & try to trade the LTIR to a team that needs it?

No wonder Webs was crying so much after the final buzzer. This sounds career ending.

We'll miss him if it is. He was fantastic through it all.

Now, I'm sad.