
Even though we saw him back in the city during his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his addition to the hockey ring of honor, let’s just say he is no longer at the heart of the news like he used to be.
Since the finals against Tampa, he has not been the most involved man in the hockey world. We know he has already jumped on the ice with the Golden Knights’ AHL team and has done scouting with Marc Bergevin, but nothing more.
“He is in scouting, he is with Marc. He has essentially retired.”
The Canadiens specify that he is still on LTIR. https://t.co/CRfvvONgFA
— Alexandre Gascon (@GasconAlexandre) October 26, 2021
But it seems that this experience with Marc Bergevin, who left the Canadiens a few months before Weber, could be repeated one day, on a more regular basis…
A scout in Western Canada recently retired. Well, well…
The Predators had a longtime Western Canada scout retire last year.
Shea Weber is from Western Canada and has an interest in scouting.
Is there a match between the two in the future? Barry Trotz thinks so.https://t.co/3FPLzfcOKb
— Alex Daugherty (@AlexDaugherty1) January 15, 2025
My colleague from the Tennessean @AlexDaugherty1 reports this morning that the Predators would like to hire Shea Weber at the end of his contract.
The Preds’ scout in Western Canada has retired.
— Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) January 15, 2025
Obviously, this won’t be for tomorrow. Weber is still under contract for a year and a half with Utah HC, which inherited his contract by buying the contracts of the defunct Arizona Coyotes.
But Barry Trotz, who was Weber’s coach for years and is now the GM of the Preds, opened the door in 2026 to see Weber take a role in his organization.
At the end of his contract, if he wants to be part of the organization, we will listen. – Barry Trotz
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Let’s remember that Pekka Rinne and David Poile are also on the payroll of the Preds. Both will be honored in Nashville at the same time as Weber this week, and perhaps this will motivate the former captain to join the club in a bit more than a year.
Nice ovation for Shea Weber, who is back in Nashville for Pekka Rinne’s number retirement pic.twitter.com/3js2eRwvbA
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) February 25, 2022