Shea Weber's contract was close to being traded

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes mentioned during his press conference this afternoon that Shea Weber's contract was almost traded.

Without confirming that it was in Arizona, we can understand that the trade for Bryan Little cut him off.

More details to come...

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