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Shea Weber may be a special player, but Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said one of the defenceman’s strengths is he doesn’t do anything special.

That is Therrien’s way of saying you won’t see Weber making an end-to-end rush or trying to elude a defender with a spin move.

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“He’s solid,” Therrien said as the Canadiens prepared to face the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., Sportsnet One, RS360, RDS, TSN 690 Radio). “He doesn’t do anything special but what he does, he does well. When it’s time to shoot the puck, he shoots it well. When it’s time to play defence, he’s out against the best players on the other team.

“He’s one of the reasons why we have the best defensive record in the NHL, along with the great goaltending we’ve been getting from (Carey Price and Al Montoya),” added Therrien. “We knew what we were getting. He’s a tremendous leader and a great person.”

Weber was named the NHL’s second star for October and he’ll be honoured prior to the Canucks’ game as the Molson Cup winner for October. He leads NHL defencemen in scoring with 10 points and is a league-best plus-12.