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“David Schlemko … come on down!”

That’s not exactly how it worked Monday morning, but it did bring back memories of watching the Price is Right when coach Claude Julien selected Schlemko to be Shea Weber’s defence partner at practice in Brossard.

The two biggest questions concerning the Canadiens ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio) were would Weber finally make his season debut and, if so, who would he play with?

Both questions were answered Monday.

“I just saw the board this morning before practice,” Schlemko said about how he found out he would be paired with Weber, who has been sidelined since off-season knee surgery. “It’s exciting. It’s a good opportunity to be able to play with a guy like that and hopefully we can get off on the right foot tomorrow if that’s what the pairs end up being.”

Weber and Schlemko are expected to start together, but Julien said he won’t hesitate to make a change if things don’t go well, with Victor Mete the most likely second candidate to play beside the Canadiens’ captain. For Weber, it will be his first game since the NHL 100 Classic outdoor game last Dec. 16 in Ottawa, after which he was shut down and required surgery to repair tendons in his left foot, which was fractured during the season opener. That was followed by off-season surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Tuesday night will also be Weber’s first game wearing the “C” on his sweater after replacing Max Pacioretty as captain.