Canadiens defenceman Weber sent home from road trip to get injury re-evaluated

Canadiens defenceman Weber sent home from road trip to get injury re-evaluated | iNFOnews.ca
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber leads the Montreal Canadiens out to the ice for an outdoor practice Friday December 15, 2017 in Ottawa. The Ottawa Senators will play the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL 100 Classic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld A

VANCOUVER – Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber has been sent back to Montreal to have a foot injury re-evaluated.

Montreal coach Claude Julien confirmed after the team’s practice in Vancouver that Weber is being shut down “for a bit” to deal with the nagging injury that has been bugging Weber most of the season.

Julien said the ailment has not been improving.

Weber missed seven games with a lower-body injury in November.

He managed to play almost 23 minutes during the Canadiens’ 3-0 loss to Ottawa on Saturday in the outdoor NHL 100 Classic.

Weber has six goals and 10 assists in 26 games this season but has an uncharacteristically low minus-8 defensive rating.

The Canadiens continue a season-long seven-game road trip Tuesday night against the Canucks.

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