Former Hab Shea Weber’s infamous contract has finally run its course
Shea Weber‘s mammoth contract, which he signed before coming to Montreal, played under during his five seasons as a Hab, complicated his exit from the team and was subsequently passed around the league like a hot potato, has finally expired.
The Nashville Predators signed the defenceman, who was 26 at the time, to the 14-year, $110-million contract in 2012 after receiving a poison pill of an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers.
While much of the money in the contract was front-loaded, it was still very much in effect when Weber was traded to the Canadiens in exchange for P.K. Subban.
Weber played 313 games as a Canadien, including 38 in the playoffs, where he led the Habs to their most recent Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2021.
Because of injuries, Weber never played again after 2021, but his contract was far from done, so it was traded to Vegas … then Arizona, which became Utah, then Chicago.
Weber was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024, two years before his contract expired.
Over the course of his NHL career, the B.C. native posted 224-365-589 totals across 1,038 regular-season games and was a three-time Norris Trophy finalist. He also won two Olympic gold medals and a world championship while playing for Team Canada.
