from Elliotte Friedman of Spoertsnet,
As the clock hit zero and the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their second consecutive Stanley Cup victory, the opposite emotions enveloped the Montreal Canadiens.
Nowhere was that clearer than the face of Shea Weber.
Cameras caught Weber watching tearfully, and several Canadiens made a point of skating over to personally console him. It certainly felt more emotional than normal, and now there is an explanation as to why.
Over the years, Weber’s punishing style has taken pieces out of opponents, but also himself. He has enormous pain tolerance, and, as teammates have readily admitted, will play through things others simply can’t.
Unfortunately, we could be reaching the end of that situation. According to multiple sources -- Weber, the Canadiens, the NHL and the NHLPA are doing their due diligence on the captain’s medical situation and future.
He’s been plagued with a left foot/ankle problem that has threatened his career. Weber missed two weeks with an injury there in February 2020 (true to form, he returned much sooner than expected). In March 2018, he had surgery to repair tendons in the area. There’s been a worry for some time this problem would become too much to handle.
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