from Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette,

It does seem strange that the player the Canadiens acquired in their biggest deal since sending Patrick Roy to Colorado in 1995 still hasn’t come to Montreal to don a Canadiens jersey, pose for photos and meet with the media. But there have been a lot of strange things with the Canadiens since the club started to fall apart last season, including the mysterious Carey Price injury, the John Scott trade and the foxhole GM Marc Bergevin has built with coach Michel Therrien.

However, Weber’s agent insists there’s nothing strange about Weber not coming to Montreal yet. Jarrett Bousquet says it’s simply a case of scheduling and the fact Weber spends the summer in Kelowna, B.C.

“His initial reaction (to the trade) was there was a pause and a little bit of shock,” Bousquet said during a phone interview Monday. “And then when he realized it was true, he was pretty excited. Obviously, now he’s extremely excited being back in Canada and the pieces that they’ve put together. And he knows Carey Price from B.C. and the Olympics and whatnot, so I know he’s very excited now.”

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