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. Austin Barnes Jersey . 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David Price says Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn opted for the easier fight by picking Eric Molina instead of him for December 10.The IBF world heavyweight champion makes a second defence against Molina (25-3, 19 KOs) after the American was preferred to Joshuas fellow Briton Price (21-3, 18 KOs).It is not the match up fight fans have been waiting for, but in the circumstances Hearn was limited for choice of opponents, with less than six weeks until the fight at the Manchester Arena.Price told ESPN that he believes Texan Molina will not come to win after accepting the fight against Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) at short notice.Theyve taken the safer option without a doubt, Price said. I always thought that Joshuas team -- not Joshua himself -- think that Molina is a safer bet. Its less likely that something will go wrong.My selling point is the excitement I would bring. But Joshuas people began to realise theres a serious chance of him getting knocked out if he fought me.I thought I was going to get it at one point but, the longer its gone on, the less likely it has become that I would get it.Theres not going to be many champions picking me out as a voluntary defence and I think its boiled down to his trainer [Tony Sims], and I cant blame him. Molina was the safer option.But the thing with Eric Molina is that I dont think hes going to come to win at all and thats the difference -- I would have come to win.Molina has fought for a world title and even in his best win against Tomasz Adamek he was very defensive, and almost journeyman like. He doesnt take many chances. If he sits on the ropes this fight will be over in a couple of rounds. If he fiddles about for a bit, it might go five rounds.It wont bring the same anticipation or excitement as fighting me would. A fight between me and Joshua wouldnt have gone the distance and it would have been a war while it lasted.Wladimir Klitschko, the former champion whose nine-and-a-half reign was ended by Tyson Fury nearly a year ago, decided not to box Joshua on December 10 due to a calf injury and not enough time to promote a fight of that size.That left Hearn searching for a new opponent for the 2012 Olympic gold medallist and considered Price ass well as Molina.ddddddddddddIf Joshua, 27, makes a successful second defence against Molina, Klitschko lies in wait for a clash that is being lined up for March or April and possibly at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.With such a big fight in the making, 2008 Olympic bronze medallist Price believes he was too much of a risk but says fans will still tune in to see Joshua-Molina.With such a big fight around the corner, they didnt want to take any chances, Price said. Joshua probably heard what I said and wanted to set the record straight because hes a fighter, but its not down to him.Eric Molina was supposed to be my opponent on December 10, but now they are fighting him instead of me.Its part of the business. His options were limited. They would have slaughtered him if he fought me because Ive been knocked out and Molina is going to get slaughtered. But everyone is tied up and the fans will probably still tune in and watch it. The outcry will subside.The shame for me not getting the Joshua fight is that it felt like this was the best chance for it to happen, unless I go and win another one of the titles and then we can fight. Once he beats Molina there are bigger fights for him and there will be mandatory defences.Price, from Liverpool, said he is now waiting on news for an opponent, but still hoped to fight on the show in Manchester.Molina, 34, is the third successive American Joshua has fought. In April, Joshua captured his first world title when he knocked out Charles Martin in two rounds before Dominic Breazeale lasted until the seventh round in June.Molina was knocked out in the ninth round when he challenged fellow American Deontay Wilder for the WBC version of the world title last year.He was also taken out in a round by fellow American Chris Arreola in February 2012, but has recently restored some confidence.Molina knocked out Polands former light-heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Adamek in the tenth round in his last bout in April and afterwards said: The ultimate goal is to become the first Mexican-American [world] heavyweight champion. ' ' '