The Canadiens will be without Shea Weber for at least a week due to a lower-body injury.
Claude Julien says Shea Weber to IR with a lower body injury. Swelling, and they don’t know how serious the injury is. Out at least a week.Weber is dealing with swelling, but the severity of the injury is unknown. He skated 24:50 in Montreal’s 5-4 win against New Jersey on Tuesday and sustained the injury during that game, according to Sportsnet’s Eric Engels.
In 55 games this year, Weber has 13 goals and 34 points while skating a team-high 24:18 per game. But he has just three points in his past 16 games.
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