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Montreal Canadiens fans reacted with anger and disbelief at the news their star defenceman P.K. Subban had been traded for Nashville’s Shea Weber.

A swap of NHL all-stars on paper, perhaps, but few Habs fans cared to see it that way.

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For them, the flamboyant Subban was so much more than a great hockey player. The Toronto native embraced Montreal, where he’d become an adopted son.

“I’m livid right now,” said Habs fan Todd Currie while sitting at the bar in McLean’s Pub on Peel St.

“I don’t think another player who comes to Montreal will buy into this city like P.K. Subban did,” Currie said.

“I think he was Montreal. He was from Toronto but he adopted Montreal as his hometown. He did all kinds of philanthropic work. He played with kids on the street. It’s an unbelievable trade in my opinion.”

“Shea Weber is not even the best defencemen in Nashville,” added Currie. “P.K. is a top 5 defenceman in the league. He’s a franchise defenceman. This is ridiculous.”