Rumor: Weber could miss whole 2021-22 season

[Phil Parent]

So our possibilities are...

They pick Weber and his salary is gone.

They don't pick Weber and his salary is on LTIR until he heals magically in time for the playoffs and we get a fresh Shea Weber along with whoever we signed with his cap space. It's legal!

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

The reports of the habs not wanting to lose Allen for nothing makes sense now since Chariot will be protected over Weber

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Well it has to be Dougie Hamilton. I was sure that injury would have occured next year to help Nashville but I think this could have been the last time we saw Weber in a habs uniform

 

[Zorba]

Maybe Schlemko can come back....Douglas Murray? MB specials....

They’re both better than Gustafson.

 

[The Great Weal]

Can Martinez play on the right side?

 

[McGees]

I asked people here after we lost to TB if they thought Weber may retire because there was this tone I got from him during his presser.
seems I may have been into something…either that or he’s gonna pull a Kucherov.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

So our possibilities are...

They pick Weber and his salary is gone.

They don't pick Weber and his salary is on LTIR until he heals magically in time for the playoffs and we get a fresh Shea Weber along with whoever we signed with his cap space. It's legal!

Reverse Dusty finish baby , we win even if we lose

 

[sampollock]

the big guy may be done, he is a warrior

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Can Martinez play on the right side?

Yeah, he played lots on the right side with Muzzin in LA if I recall correctly.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

That image of him crying on the bench after game 5 is going to be imprinted in my mind forever now knowing he may never get another chance at it again.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Can Martinez play on the right side?

I don't even want to think about Martinez contract

 

[DXStriker]

Time to Tampa this shjiznit ! lol

To be serious and kind of curious , Is this a "legal" way for him to possibly retire on LTIR and not have those massive Cap hit on NSH ? lol

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't even want to think about Martinez contract

We aren't going to stand pat with all this money.

 

[MarkJ]

waits for NHL to change cap rule during playoffs.

 

[Sterling Archer]

What’s Nashville’s recapture if he retires next year? I know the rules changed some but there’s still a penalty.

 

[Agalloch]

The reports of the habs not wanting to lose Allen for nothing makes sense now since Chariot will be protected over Weber

If we play our cards right, we can expose Byron and Drouin up front and protect (Gallagher, Anderson, KK, Toffoli, Lehkonen, Evans, one of Perry/Danault or if un-signed, Vejdemo)

D-men : Expose Kulak and Weber and Protect Petry, Edmundson and Chiarot

Trading Allen makes sense now because Seattle will need to take a bad contract or Kulak.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I see we’re Kucherov’ing him... good to see we learned our lesson.

In all seriousness, hope he’s okay.

Also, any chance that this is the club posturing so he’s not taken?

 

[FF de Mars]

This is not good news whatsoever.

It is great news because Weber isn't even effective anymore during the regular season. His cap hit isn't warrented. If he retires it is good news to the team. Now if Bergevin spends all of that money and Weber is ready and healthy to play in the playoffs where his style is more impactful anyway, you get a free Weber in the lineup like Tampa did with Kucherov. With Tatar's, Byron's and Weber's cap hit you could sign Ovy, re-sign Danault and maybe even have a shot at Suter. This is huge. This is the best good news of the summer.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

We aren't going to stand pat with all this money.

Hamilton yo

 

[buddahsmoka1]

Montreal is providing disinformation. They leaked this to the media in order to not protect Weber, but not have him picked, and keep their defense in tact. He'll be out a few months or half a season then come back.

 

[The Great Weal]

Hamilton yo

Hamilton said he was happy he didn't have to deal with a big market like Boston, it's even worse here...

Expect Martinez and/or Deangelo

 

[Redux91]

Regular season Weber was tough to watch, he actually hurt us
Playoff Weber was a sight for sore eyes, even injured

It's hard not to imagine what an extra whopping 7.8 mill in cap can do for us this offseason man.. and then "maybe" get a fresh Weber for the playoffs?
f*** Tampa, let's do it lol
Hamilton would be fantastic if he lightens up and comes after we offer big cheese

Got no choice but to do something big now, what a shocking way to start the offseason lol
Take the year off Shea

 

[Toene]

The only dmen Id be somewhat interested in are Savard and Larsson. If they dont want to sign here, too bad, test what you have in Brook and Fleury and hope Romanov can handle the added workload

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Hell of a career

 

[Garry Valk]

Byfuglien comeback?