Does Weise have top 6 potential?
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Paddyjack
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Some players look great on limited minutes but as soon as you increase their ice time their weaknesses appear bigger. It is very obvious with defensemen.
I think Weise could do great on a third line but that's it. I like Prust and Sekac there right now however.
I think Weise could do great on a third line but that's it. I like Prust and Sekac there right now however.
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I added this sentence because i needed the extra characters.
In all seriousness, he has good hans, great speed, a bruin killer etc. He is effective when he plays a certain amount of minutes. You start asking more of him and it might work out for short term. Longer than that we would be in trouble.
I added this sentence because i needed the extra characters.
In all seriousness, he has good hans, great speed, a bruin killer etc. He is effective when he plays a certain amount of minutes. You start asking more of him and it might work out for short term. Longer than that we would be in trouble.
SirClintonPortis
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Pacioretty pumps up the stats of guys around him. Weise is just the latest of many. Gomez was the first major beneficiary.
Dale Weise is a 3rd liner at best. We desperately need a true RW to play in the near future with Max Pacioretty and Alex Galchenyuk. I would love to see:
Pacioretty - Eller - Sekac
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallgher
Prust- Deharnais - Parenteau
Weise- Malhotra - Bowman/Bournival
Pacioretty - Eller - Sekac
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallgher
Prust- Deharnais - Parenteau
Weise- Malhotra - Bowman/Bournival
SirClintonPortis
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SirClintonPortis
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Shouldn't DD show this magical effect?
He does. He's performing 10-15 points above where he would be otherwise.
calder candidate
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Weise can't play in the top 6 every night. But I can see him steping up during a game or or two. Against Boston he was flying but we hadn't seen him play like that this year.
Born in 1909
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Weise is a funny dude.
He gets right in the thick of things with the B's.
He slugged Campbell so fast, Campbell was surprised.
The guys has personality + hockey hair.
He gets right in the thick of things with the B's.
He slugged Campbell so fast, Campbell was surprised.
The guys has personality + hockey hair.
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JLP
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Weise is 3rd on the team in P/60 playing mostly with journeymen and D-zone starts lol at "dime-a-dozen".
Q: What do the Habs have to lose by playing Weise top-six and seeing if he can sustain his offense? We have top-six players who have sustained slumps for 40+ games and they are still there.
EDIT: My point is right now on our top-six we have only one player with size who plays physically and that's our 20 year-old future star Galchenyuk. Kudos to Gallagher for his grit and bang but he's small. I've watched hockey long enough to know that a contender can't have such a soft top-six and anyway do we really want Galchenyuk carrying that role alone? When we got Weise I also thought he was a 4th liner at best but if he can add a missing ingredient to our top-six, even if he's not perfect he maybe can get the job done, and it so far it has worked having him there, points wise. Got to admit we have some other less-than-perfect players for their roles on our top-six.
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From what I've seen from Weise...
Imo, he can compliment every line...good to know in case of many injuries:
Galchenyuk - Pleks - Weise
Pacioretty - DD - Weise
Sekac/Bourque - Eller - Weise
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Go Weise Go!! (wish we had another Weise!).
p.s.: loving it...more Hab fans noticing Weise's potential (not just a solid 4th or 3rd liner, but your team is darn good if he's on your 4th...even on your 3rd, imo). Not too long ago...many Hab fans were just sticking him on the 4th.
Imo:
Prust-policeman > Weise
Weise's hockey-sense/potential >>> Prust
Imo, he can compliment every line...good to know in case of many injuries:
Galchenyuk - Pleks - Weise
Pacioretty - DD - Weise
Sekac/Bourque - Eller - Weise
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Go Weise Go!! (wish we had another Weise!).
p.s.: loving it...more Hab fans noticing Weise's potential (not just a solid 4th or 3rd liner, but your team is darn good if he's on your 4th...even on your 3rd, imo). Not too long ago...many Hab fans were just sticking him on the 4th.
Imo:
Prust-policeman > Weise
Weise's hockey-sense/potential >>> Prust
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Bourne Endeavor
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Not even remotely. He is a good fourth liner who can adequately slide up, but is best served playing 10ish minutes a game and nothing more.
If we could convince him every team we play are Boston then yes any line.
Or maybe it's the death threat thing that gets him going.
Phil Parent
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I love Dale Weise. He's a hockey player's hockey player. He's got the name, the hair, the face, the demeanor... that's a hockey player. But no he's not top 6. Unfortunately, he may one day end up thinking he could play top 6 because he's got some tools (That was the rumblings coming from Vancouver wasn't it?) and that could mean he would leave by overpricing himself and getting signed for too much money by some sucker low-rank team. Also, if there's an expansion and we can't protect him, he's gone.
The Habs are so far treating him great though.
The Habs are so far treating him great though.
Bourne Endeavor
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Nah. The issue he had in Vancouver was only playing 4-6 minutes a night. He's openly said he only wanted to aim for 10ish. He and Torts also had problems dating back to their New York days. Before all that, Weise was perfectly happy with the Canucks. I doubt he has any problems with his role now.
