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The 2018-19 season may only be third with the , but the team naming Weber as its new captain on Monday shouldn't really come as a shock to anyone. At 33, Weber is the second-most senior player on the Canadiens behind center . Weber was also an alternate captain in his first two seasons with the team, DK Metcalf Jersey so the promotion isn't out of left field. Shea Weber becomes the 30th captain in Canadiens history.Paul Byron and Brendan Chris Carson Jersey Gallagher will serve as alternate captains.DETAILS Canadiens Montral (@CanadiensMTL) He'll be stepping into the skates of former Canadien , to the Pacioretty, 29, was the team's captain for three years. With Weber under contract until 2026, the team shouldn't have to worry about more turnover any time soon. More NHL Weber is one of the seven captains in the ' 21-year history, wearing the "C" from 2010 until he was traded to the Canadiens in 2016 for P.K. Subban. In his first two seasons with the Canadiens, Weber has 23 goals and 35 a sists. Seventeen of those goals came in his first season, in which he played 78 games. His offensive impact was big for the Bobby Wagner Jersey Canadiens, who made the postseason after posting 103 points, good for first in the Atlantic division. However, the Canadiens would lose in six games to the . Weber had three points in six games.In 2017, the team took a big step back. With Weber mi sing most of the season with a torn tendon in his foot, the Canadiens mi sed the playoffs with 71 points -- the third worst record in the Eastern Conference. They Sidney Jones IV Jersey finished ahead of the and the . Weber will look to get the Canadiens back to 2016 form, but things are very different than they were just two years ago. In a conference with the , , and, of course, the defending champion , there are no easy routes to the Stanley Cup. However, Weber's appointment makes sense from another angle: Weber made the playoffs seven times with the Predators, so he's a veteran presence in the locker room in multiple ways. As Al Woods Jersey the Canadiens look to take the next step, Weber seems like the perfect player to help them take it.