while is only just starting out in his Test career. He knows the way he wants to play, so dont be surprised if he comes out and scores runs in this series because he is more comfortable with the approach and tempo required to be successful at the top of the order in this format. Alex Hales struggled

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Matt Moulson thought he had a sure goal in the third period during a Buffalo Sabres power play until the long stick of Shea Weber appeared as the last moment to deflect away the puck from his blade.It wasnt a sexy play. But it saved a goal. There were many of these little, smart plays from Shea Weber in his opening performance as a Montreal Canadiens defenseman, the 31-year-old playing a game-high 24:04 while posting a plus-3 and adding an assist, his wrist shot from the blue-line deflected by Brendan Gallagher for the insurance goal in a 4-1 win Thursday night.Weber is rarely going to dominate the SportsCenter highlight package like the player he was traded for often does -- so dont look for the end-to-end rushes of P.K. Subban.No, these two guys have polar opposite games, which is why comparing them this season is going to be in the eye of the beholder.I mean, people are going to talk about it all the time, but thats not for me to listen to or worry about, Weber said after Thursday nights game, when asked yet again about the trade. Im about this team here, the Canadiens. Weve got a great group, and Im looking forward to being part of it.Many Habs fans were beside themselves when Habs general manager?Marc Bergevin sent away the popular Subban last June to the Nashville Predators, and many in the media world who questioned the deal, too.But its uncanny how its nearly impossible to find a GM or a coach around the league who can say anything bad about it from Montreals perspective.It is a fair trade for both sides, a Western Conference GM said via text message Thursday night. Top right-shot defense. Montreal gets some cap relief in order to sign [Carey] Price at some point. Nashville gets a younger player but carries cap recapture liability if he retires. Fair trade.Added a Western Conference coach: Interesting trade. I believe this was a trade made more about culture and chemistry than it was about who has more talent. Short-term team culture win for Montreal, long-term talent win for Nashville.Calling a deal a win for both teams is often a cop-out, but what if this is potentially what this trade turns out to be? Subban should be a wonderful fit on a Predators team coached by Peter Laviolette, who preaches the type of up-tempo game that should benefit his skills.The Habs, meanwhile, clearly had leadership/character issues last year as their season went into the abyss without Price in net. Theyve addressed that and then some in Weber.Im sure theyre both going to be very good players for their teams, Gallagher said Thursday night. With us, it was a good move in the sense we needed what Sheas going to bring to our locker room, the presence that he has. Its a good addition to our team. P.K.s going to go there and be P.K. Im sure hes going to have success there as well. Its just a matter of two clubs making a move to benefit their team. Theres trades that can be a win for both sides. For us, we definitely feel like were happy with the trade. We hope Nashville is too.As one member of the Habs organization said, just the way Weber already had handled himself day-to-day, business-like, has had an impact on the team. And there he was last Sunday inviting the team over to his place in Montreal for a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner to watch the Toronto Blue Jays playoff game.I thought Shea, right from Day 1, has come in, the presence that he brought to our locker room has helped us in so many areas, off the ice, on the ice, everywhere, said Gallagher. In our offensive zone, defensive zone. Hes so effective. Hes so controlled, the way he handles the game. He was physical tonight, got his shot through, being a factor that way. Were very excited to have him, and its certainly nice to have him on your team and not have to play against him.As he stood there for the anthems Thursday night, I wondered if he was thinking for a moment about his mother, who past away in August 2011 of brain cancer but who had a huge impact on his life. Tracy Weber would have surely been proud of her son wearing the bleu, blanc et rouge for the first time.I always think about her, Weber said. Shes always going to be part of my life. She raised me to be who I am.The stoic Weber isnt one for too many words. He lets his actions do the talking. His personality and character are going to be felt in the Habs dressing room for years to come.One suspects there might be a Norris Trophy or two in Subbans future with the Predators, which will only serve to further fuel the debate of this trade.But there is no looking back for the Habs, who got the kind of leader they desperately wanted.Antonio Rudiger Jersey . 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Their limited time in the team so far has gone well, and are both very skillful bowlers, although in perhaps slightly different ways I hope Willey gets the new ball if he does play, he has shown previously he can swing it and pick up early wickets, and they will be absolutely crucial on what I think will be pretty flat pitches. Hes a fantastic competitor, and even if he is hit for boundaries, he marches back to his mark and is up for the next delivery. He has been an excellent addition to the team. David Willey had a succesful spell with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash over the winter Topley is a very skillful bowler and although he perhaps doesnt quite have the swing - although he proved he could in the series win over Pakistan in the UAE - he mixes his pace well and often picks the right ball to bowl at any given time. He has a great deal of potential, and so it is worth investing time in playing him in a series like this, particularly with the World T20 only a month away. Id imagine hed be a strong candidate for inclusion in that squad.Stifle South Africa starsAB de Villiers is the number one player in the world in the ODI rankings, and by some margin. He will be the focus of many discussions by Englands bowlers, theories and thoughts about how to best go about bowling at him. He failed to score many, or any, runs towards the end of the Test series, but he has had a little break, and knows how successful he has been in one-day cricket, and knows he has the game to suit the one-day format. He is fearless. He will switch very quickly to the white-ball game, and will unquestionably be a huge threat. James Anderson traps AB de Villiers lbw for his third successive duck in the Test series Hashim Amla too has a crucial role. While the fireworks in the middle of the innings can be provided by De Villiers, Amla set things up, gets the team off to a good start, still managing to score very quickly. He is a player too who likes to score hundreds, and bat through the innings, a nice foil for the attacking middle-order coming in, particularly De Villiers. Thats why England need early wickets, they need to get rid of Amla early so he cant control the innings. That will be crucial.Relying on RashidAdil Rashid is absolutely pivotal to the series. His economy rate, though still important, is less so than the wickets he takes. In the modern one-day game, you can easily rack up targets of 350, so your spinner can end up going for 70-80 runs, but Rashid needs to be judged on whether he can break a partnership in the middle overs. Adil Rashid also had a brilliant time of it in the Big Bash with the Adelaide Strikers If De Villiers and Amla are going strong for example around the 25-30 over mark, can Rashid get the breakthrough? Can he bring a new batsman to the crease, even if he is getting hit around? His role becomes absolutely crucial, especially in an inexperienced bowling line-up.He has obviously proven he is in good form with the way he played in the Big Bash in Australia. That experience would have been great for him, to have been out there away from the team, making his own decisions in pressure situations, with big crowds and on a big occasion. And the fact that he has done well will help him mentally as he now comes back into international cricket. Im sure the team will look to him to make the difference.Flexible approach Watch Jos Buttler score the fastest one-day international by an England player, off just 46 balls, against Pakistan in Dubai That hundred Jos Buttler scored in Dubai - Englands fastest ever ODI hundred - was a whirlwind innings.dddddddddddd I was at the ground, and it was incredible to watch. He is such a phenomenal one-day player, who feels very confident in the white-ball game. It is really important that England are smart with the way he is introduced into the batting line-up, and not leave it too late.They need to have a flexible outlook, where after 20-25 overs they start thinking about whether now is the time to bring Jos in, rather than keeping him back at his usual batting position. They showed they were happy to do it in the UAE, and I hope they continue to remain flexible, because he is kind of player that the opposition side wants to see sat in the dressing room for as long as possible. Watch Ben Stokes score the second fastest double century in history on day two of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town Same with Ben Stokes, he too might end up batting in a floating position. At this stage he has had more success in the Test match arena than he has in one-day cricket, both with bat and ball, so its an important series for him to really cement himself in the one day set-up, but an innings like his in Cape Town during the Test series will naturally give him and his teammates a tremendous amount of confidence moving forward.Opening upAlex Hales is in a similar situation to Jos. Mentally he is much further along with his game in one-day cricket because he has played that much more and has had a greater deal of success in the shorter format, while is only just starting out in his Test career. He knows the way he wants to play, so dont be surprised if he comes out and scores runs in this series because he is more comfortable with the approach and tempo required to be successful at the top of the order in this format. Alex Hales struggled when opening the batting during the Test series against South Africa He has a good combination going between him and Jason Roy, because almost from ball one, Roy -when he is in his best form - seems to find the middle of the bat and the boundary, whereas Hales seems to like to give himself just a little bit of time to get in.Roy also hit a magnificent hundred - his first in ODIs - in Dubai. That first big hundred in international cricket will make him believe that he can make those significant scores when it matters most. He is a supremely gifted ball striker and surely will have gained a lot of confidence from that. Watch Englands five-match ODI series and two-match T20I series against South Africa live on Sky Sports, starting with the first ODI from 11am, Wednesday, Sky Sports 2. Or watch without a contract on NOW TVAlso See:Jason Roy interviewSA v Eng rewindEngland fixtures/resultsLive cricket on Sky ' ' '