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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Matt Moulson thought he had a sure goal in the third period during a Buffalo Sabres power play until the long stick of Shea Weber appeared as the last moment to deflect away the puck from his blade.It wasnt a sexy play. But it saved a goal. There were many of these little, smart plays from Shea Weber in his opening performance as a Montreal Canadiens defenseman, the 31-year-old playing a game-high 24:04 while posting a plus-3 and adding an assist, his wrist shot from the blue-line deflected by Brendan Gallagher for the insurance goal in a 4-1 win Thursday night.Weber is rarely going to dominate the SportsCenter highlight package like the player he was traded for often does -- so dont look for the end-to-end rushes of P.K. Subban.No, these two guys have polar opposite games, which is why comparing them this season is going to be in the eye of the beholder.I mean, people are going to talk about it all the time, but thats not for me to listen to or worry about, Weber said after Thursday nights game, when asked yet again about the trade. Im about this team here, the Canadiens. Weve got a great group, and Im looking forward to being part of it.Many Habs fans were beside themselves when Habs general manager?Marc Bergevin sent away the popular Subban last June to the Nashville Predators, and many in the media world who questioned the deal, too.But its uncanny how its nearly impossible to find a GM or a coach around the league who can say anything bad about it from Montreals perspective.It is a fair trade for both sides, a Western Conference GM said via text message Thursday night. Top right-shot defense. Montreal gets some cap relief in order to sign [Carey] Price at some point. Nashville gets a younger player but carries cap recapture liability if he retires. Fair trade.Added a Western Conference coach: Interesting trade. I believe this was a trade made more about culture and chemistry than it was about who has more talent. Short-term team culture win for Montreal, long-term talent win for Nashville.Calling a deal a win for both teams is often a cop-out, but what if this is potentially what this trade turns out to be? Subban should be a wonderful fit on a Predators team coached by Peter Laviolette, who preaches the type of up-tempo game that should benefit his skills.The Habs, meanwhile, clearly had leadership/character issues last year as their season went into the abyss without Price in net. Theyve addressed that and then some in Weber.Im sure theyre both going to be very good players for their teams, Gallagher said Thursday night. With us, it was a good move in the sense we needed what Sheas going to bring to our locker room, the presence that he has. Its a good addition to our team. P.K.s going to go there and be P.K. Im sure hes going to have success there as well. Its just a matter of two clubs making a move to benefit their team. Theres trades that can be a win for both sides. For us, we definitely feel like were happy with the trade. We hope Nashville is too.As one member of the Habs organization said, just the way Weber already had handled himself day-to-day, business-like, has had an impact on the team. And there he was last Sunday inviting the team over to his place in Montreal for a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner to watch the Toronto Blue Jays playoff game.I thought Shea, right from Day 1, has come in, the presence that he brought to our locker room has helped us in so many areas, off the ice, on the ice, everywhere, said Gallagher. In our offensive zone, defensive zone. Hes so effective. Hes so controlled, the way he handles the game. He was physical tonight, got his shot through, being a factor that way. Were very excited to have him, and its certainly nice to have him on your team and not have to play against him.As he stood there for the anthems Thursday night, I wondered if he was thinking for a moment about his mother, who past away in August 2011 of brain cancer but who had a huge impact on his life. Tracy Weber would have surely been proud of her son wearing the bleu, blanc et rouge for the first time.I always think about her, Weber said. Shes always going to be part of my life. She raised me to be who I am.The stoic Weber isnt one for too many words. He lets his actions do the talking. His personality and character are going to be felt in the Habs dressing room for years to come.One suspects there might be a Norris Trophy or two in Subbans future with the Predators, which will only serve to further fuel the debate of this trade.But there is no looking back for the Habs, who got the kind of leader they desperately wanted. Will Barton Jersey . 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Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session.Arsene Wenger says his side were unlucky to lose 2-1 at home to Swansea and called for a response in the north London derby against Tottenham. Arsenal took the lead through Joel Campbells 15th-minute strike at the Emirates Stadium, before goals from Wayne Routledge and Ashley Williams saw the away side claim the three points - much to the bemusement of the Gunners boss.We were a bit unlucky on the night, Wenger told Sky Sports. We hit the bar a few times, we were on top and were a bit unlucky for the first goal because it was a foul [on Mesut Ozil in the build-up] and they took advantage of that. Joel Campbell (far right) celebrates with team-mates after scoring Arsenals opening goal against Swansea I still cant understand that as its under the eyes of the referee. We were really unlucky with that decision.They had two shots on target and [scored] two goals. It was a shame to lose a game like that, but we have to respond to that because we play very quickly again.They defended well and at the moment were lacking confidence in front of goal. We have to deal with that. Wayne Routledge scores Swanseas equaliser against Arsenal There were boos around the Emirates as goalscorer Campbell was replaced in the second half by Danny Welbeck, with the Arsenal fans unhappy to see one of their more impressive performers on the night withdrawn.But Wenger defended the decision to takee off the Costa Rica international, saying he wasnt fit enough to play the full 90 minutes.dddddddddddd.I knew he hadnt played for a while and he started to tire, said Wenger. He was playing against a very young boy on the left and I felt Welbecks runs in behind could give him some problems. But Campbell did very well. Ashley Williams celebrates scoring Swanseas second and match-winning goal against Arsenal Wenger, who also confirmed Petr Cech will miss the trip to Tottenham on Saturday, along with Laurent Koscielny, insisted he had already turned his attention fully to White Hart Lane.Meanwhile, Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker insisted his team will fight to get back into the title race.We tried really hard and the effort was fine tonight, different to what we provided against Manchester United, he told Sky Sports.We played quite well but [always] missed the last pass and hit the post a couple of times. It didnt go for us tonight, but its not the end of the world. Well fight again and think about [our next game] on Saturday.We wanted a better result and performance, but these are small margins and we should have done better defensively. At the end you could feel there was a nervousness all over the place and we didnt react well to that.Its very tight at the top so everyone is getting nervous. 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