Confirmed with Link: [MTL/FLA] Mike Weaver to MTL in exchange for 5th round pick in 2015

[NoNachoNoParty]

Dreger : Florida closing in on a trade involving d-man Mike Weaver. Canadiens are among teams with interest in Weaver. Draft pick likely return.

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[Wats]

Well he's got the size we like.

 

[Uber Coca]

Dreger : Florida closing in on a trade involving d-man Mike Weaver. Canadiens are among teams with interest in Weaver. Draft pick likely return.

If true, Bergevin shouldn't lose his time on a guy like Weaver.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

5'10" 185. Perfect addition to this midget team

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Good defensive guy who would fit well here but he's a bit on the smaller side for my liking. I wouldn't give more than a 4th + B level prospect.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...other than being a righty, why would we even consider this guy??...

 

[JLP]

Dreger : Florida closing in on a trade involving d-man Mike Weaver. Canadiens are among teams with interest in Weaver. Draft pick likely return.

Old and short, just what we don't need. So yeah, definite possibility MB wants Weaver

 

[Uber Coca]

Well he's got the size we like.

Does he?

 

[Alexdaman]

Talk about trading up! 5 ft 9 and one goal in 82 games

It would be a big blow to Tinordi and Beaulieu and the enite fanbase.

This is not happening

 

[Tinordi Ruxpin]

I would not be happy at all if we acquire Weaver.

EDIT: I should clarify that I would not be happy if we traded any asset for Weaver. That being said, his acquisition on any level would not make sense to me. His career 11 NHL playoff games is of little to no benefit.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Weaver will end up on waivers like Drewiske down the road

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Weaver adds nothing offensively, but is a defensive stud, you are getting a very solid player.

 

[Habaneros]

might be our new coach next year.....



http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/ho...continue-to-inspire-after-his-nhl-career.html

Weaver already spends his summers teaching the game at his invitation-only Defence First hockey schools in Toronto and East Lansing, Mich., that he co-founded with his former Michigan State teammate Jon Insana.

The unique school teaches young teenagers - whether a forward or blue-liner - the aspects of the defensive game. The thoughtful Weaver is a big believer in skill development.

He also has a telecommunications degree with a minor in web design and software development. Weaver already has plans to create an internet program that will help teach the game more effectively down the road.

"I was reading an article recently that predicted that Europeans will eventually overtake North Americans in all aspects of hockey because in Canada it's all about games, games, games, it's not about perfecting your skills," Weaver said before the Panthers visited the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

"It's a lot easier to throw a forward on the ice and tell him to score a goal than to tell him to stop an opponent from scoring a goal. That's what our school tries to teach."

Undrafted and undersized

Even though he went undrafted and has an undersized five-foot-10, 185-pound frame, Weaver has scratched out a 14-year pro career because of his attention to defence.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Let's say MTL trades Murray and gets Weaver, are people mad? (If we get a 3rd for Murray and give a 4th for Weaver).

Tinordi - Weaver on a bottom pairing would be good.

 

[Binary Code]

No.

.

 

[Habskrieg]

Makes no sense. We don't need him. Hope it doesn't happen.

 

[Runner77]

5'10" 185. Perfect addition to this midget team

Maybe he speaks French.

 

[Ezpz]

Dreger has never predicted anything correctly about the Habs in history.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...just realized that this is a Dreger rumor...no need to worry, Dreger trolls the Habs constantly...

 

[ClasslessGuy]

doesn't make sense

 

[Agalloch]

Mike Weaver is a small guy that hits and adds no offensive game. He's a Bouillon clone.

We don't need him and I don't believe at that rumor.

 

[Nom de Guerre]

We'll get him, then won't play him and then put him on waivers

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Maybe he speaks French.

Or has plenty of character

 

[Habs 4 Life]

We'll get him, then won't play him and then put him on waivers

That's how Bergevin rolls!!!!

 

[Andy]

Dreger has never predicted anything correctly about the Habs in history.

Not true, he called the Cole signing.