What the....? He was playing great hockey, got injured, and now has to steal someone else's minutes because of it? In no world was Weiss being outplayed by Jurco or Franzen prior to his demotion.
This is why I can't ever get behind Babcock long term. Weiss had 10 points in 8 games where he was seeing 10-14 minutes of TOI per night, then he goes pointless for two games where he is still seeing 11-13 minutes and all of a sudden he's getting 7-8 minutes a game? And the crazy thing is, Weiss only went without a point for 3 games. He played 8 minutes against Buffalo, scored a goal, and then the next game still had less than 9 minutes.
There's no way Weiss can feel like he's getting a fair shake under Babcock. Wouldn't be surprised if Weiss would actually be willing to waive his NTC if he stays healthy and this continues. Weiss is probably calling up Val to commiserate as we speak.