MONTREAL Shea Weber misses the crowd. That wasn’t exactly the sentiment I expected from the Canadiens captain when I spoke to him via Zoom on Tuesday. I had asked Weber if it’s tougher to get mentally and emotionally prepared for games this time of the year, particularly because the schedule is so condensed. He said something is missing. “Especially when you’re playing at home, there’s times when you’re not feeling your best and the crowd’s there to get you going,” said Weber. “This year in the bubble, you kind of have to generate that yourself as a way to get that second wind and energy.”
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It seemed like a risk at the time. A seven-year contract for a guy who scored one goal last season, was limited to 26 games and suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
That seven-year, US$38.5-million contract the Canadiens signed with Josh Anderson last October might come back to haunt general manager Marc Bergevin or whomever succeeds him. But so far the big, physical winger has been a godsend for Montreal.
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