Remember when thunderous booms could be heard from his patented WeberSmash? Remember when the net was safe even when the goalie, Pekka Rinne, wasn't there to save the day?
Those days are over because Nashville front office decided t move him to Canada in exchange for Pernell Karl Subban.
That's right, P.K. Subban is now the defensive leader in Nashville and Shea Weber will stop goals in Montreal.
Let's break this down. Starting with P.K.
P.K. Subban's stats look a little like this:
In 434 games, Subban has scored 63 goals and 215 assists. In his last season in Montreal, he scored 6 goals and 45 assists.
He was drafted 43rd overall in 2007 and has been a steady NHLer since 2010. These say a bit about his time in Montreal.
And now for Shea Weber:
Drafted 49th overall in 2003, he started his career in Nashville in the 2005-06 season. Weber played 763 games for The Predators amassing 166 goals and 277 assists. In 2015-2016 he recorded 20 goals and 31 assists and was an all star in every season except his first. He was named captain in July of 2010.
Ok, now that we've looked at both player's stats, I'm going to give a prediction based on the teams and each player's strengths and weaknesses.
Prediction about P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators:
Subban will score more points and the Preds will have as much or slightly more success in the post season than they have in the last few seasons. They'll look like they "won this trade" for a season or two.
Shea Weber and his Montreal Canadians will struggle this coming season (the 2016-2017 season) and will at most be a bubble team. Then over the next five to eight seasons they'll blossom and become a powerhouse team and will in fact truly "win this trade" in the long run.
One last prediction, which has nothing to do with this trade, is that this offseason will not heat up and Free Agent Frenzy will not be as interesting because the other news of today was Steven Stamkos will be a Lightning Strike for the next 8 seasons after signing a contract extention just one day before reaching free agency.
That was a little bonus for this article, enjoy it. Especially you Lightning fans. Rejoice in your superstar choosing to stick around for what he hopes is his entire career.
Good night and good hockey.
