Full case file · Defenseman · Montreal Canadiens · Hockey

Shea Weber

48 of 138 possible team games across his final two documented seasons
Repeat offender 90 career games missed
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$6,857,143
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2020-21 through 2021-22.
2 seasons tracked
90 of 138 expected games missed
$12,000,000 in base salary paid
= $6,857,143 earned inactive
Games played
48
of 138 possible
Games missed
90
65.2% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
1
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$12,000,000
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

48 played (34.8%)
2020-21 90 expected games missed across 2 seasons 2021-22

The ledger, season by season

Base salary ÷ expected games that season × games missed that season. "Expected games" is the team's full schedule for position players, or a starting pitcher's typical rotation turns (~team games ÷ 5) — a healthy ace was never going to start 162 games either. Figures are approximate, sourced from public salary and game-log reporting.

Season Expected Played Missed Base salary Per game Collected inactive
2020-21
COVID-shortened 56-game season; missed final games with a hand injury
56 48 8 $6,000,000 $107,143 $857,143
2021-22
Missed full season on LTIR with chronic knee, foot, ankle, and thumb injuries - never played in the NHL again
82 0 82 $6,000,000 $73,171 $6,000,000
Career total 138 48 90 $12,000,000 $6,857,143

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