VANCOUVER -- The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Raphael Diaz to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday in exchange for forward Dale Weise. The 28-year-old Diaz had 11 assists and 12 penalty minutes in 46 games for the Canadiens this season. The native of Baar, Switzerland, has 41 points (four goals, 37 assists) and 48 penalty minutes in 128 NHL career games but was a healthy scratch of late with Montreal. "This is the business. This is the way it is," Diaz said Monday on a conference call. "As a player you want to play as much as you can and you want to help you team." Diaz joins a Canucks blue-line that has suffered a number of injuries in recent weeks, with both Christopher Tanev and Kevin Bieksa currently out of the lineup. "As a sportsman, as a hockey player, you respect everything (teams) do," he said. "(The Canadiens) always treated me good. They helped me learn a lot things to play in the NHL. "Im really excited for the new opportunity." Meanwhile, Weise never seemed to fit into the plans of Canucks head coach John Tortorella. The Winnipeg native had three goals, nine assists and 42 penalty minutes in 44 games this season, mostly while playing on the fourth line. "I think I can bring a physical presence to the (Canadiens)," said Weise. "Im a good skater and I work hard and my success is down low and hanging onto pucks and being physical and trying to get to the hard areas to score goals. "Im not sure where Im going to fit in just yet. Im just looking forward to coming in and trying to play hard and trying to find a spot." In 162 career NHL games, the 25-year-old has 10 goals, 16 assists and 185 penalty minutes. Weises name had been mentioned in trade speculation in recent weeks, but Mondays deal still caught him off guard. "(The trade) comes as a little bit of a shock to me," said Weise. "I think any time you hear rumours around you think about it but theres so many (rumours) that go around and you just never know. "I didnt put too much thought into it ... I was shocked when I heard about it today." Weise was expected to arrive in Montreal on Monday night and practise with the Canadiens on Tuesday morning, while Diaz was set to meet up with his new teammates the same day in Boston. Both Weise and Diaz will get a chance to face their old teams this week when the Canadiens host the Canucks on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. Kansas City Royals Pro Shop . The Heat centre scored 10 of his 30 points early in the first quarter to silence the Toronto fans as Miami defeated the Raptors 113-101 on Friday night. John Wathan Jersey .That sight softened the blow of what ended up as a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.Knowing their teammate was fine after a scary headfirst fall in the opening minute of the game helped calm the Maple Leafs. https://www.cheaproyals.com/. The Toronto Argonauts signed the veteran linebacker to a three-year deal Tuesday, hours after the start of CFL free agency. Eric Skoglund Jersey . - After a back-and-forth battle throughout the season, Alex Guenette has earned the 2013 rookie of the year award for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 by just one point over Ryley Seibert. Bubba Starling Jersey .S. womens soccer team to a 2-0 win over China in Colorado in the afternoon.The Toronto Rock acquired goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings on Tuesday in exchange for transition player Kyle Belton, a conditional second round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and Torontos fourth round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft. "We now have one of the best goaltending tandems in the NLL," said Rock general manager Terry Sanderson. "We would like to thank Kyle for his two seasons of contributions to the Rock and wish him the best of luck in the future." Miller is in his 14th NLL season and it was his sixth season with Philadelphia. Hes allso had career stops in Albany, San Jose and Chicago.dddddddddddd. The 34-year old native of Orangeville, Ontario had appeared in just three games this season and has an 0-3 record with a goals against average of 13.80 and a save percentage of .689. His career GAA is 12.23 and SP% is .759. Millers junior A career was spent with his hometown Northmen and played in the 2000 Minto Cup falling to the Burnaby Lakers. This past summer he won the Mann Cup with the Six Nations Chiefs alongside current Rock players Colin Doyle, Rob Marshall, Jesse Gamble and Kasey Beirnes. ' ' '