Severide

Not my words. Was on NHL.Com as I stated, words of another GM (a GM not involved with the trade.)

I enjoyed reading an article on this earlier that a GM put it this way. When Subban is a 10, he is a 10. But when he is not a 10 he is a 7 player. Weber is an 8.5 and he is always an 8.5. - His stats fell off under a new coach in a system that doesnt fit him very well for O production. In Montreal he will go to a system that is similar to what he was with before Nashville dropped Trotz. I like Montreal trading Subban for Weber, I think their D just got more consistent - and they have a player in Weber who can play Subban minutes but wont demand to be on the ice as much allowing other players to actually do their jobs. I also like what Nashville gets in a greedy Subban, he will help Forsberg and Ryan on the PK and 5 on 5 to put up more numbers for the Nashville O.