Fingers crossed that Weber is inspired by his hot finish last season to hulk up this summer and pick up where he left off in April. The team is sorely lacking offense from the back end so it should be good value for one season.
God knows fans have had a lot to shake their head's about the last few months but this signing isn't one of them. A lot of the people were convinced other signings had blown the budget for retaining Weber.
I'm genuinely surprised... The only reason I can think Weber would shrug off UFA-dom (particularly after his team deliberately let him go to avoid paying market value) is that Kayla Price doesn't want to leave BC.
He went to UFA-dom. There likely wasn't much interest, so he took the cheap 1 year deal.
Yeah. Pretty much.
It was smart maneuvering by management to let him hit the market, avoid a potential arbitration snafu, and come back around on a cheaper deal when he realized the market that wasn't out there for him.
Works for Weber too, as he gets to stay in Vancouver, and he's probably going to get a huge opportunity that i can't imagine he'd get on pretty much any other blueline in the league. Which is a bit terrifying really.
Management did a good job here. Weber definitely earned the contract and they got around arbitration. Not sure about the term but Weber is, at least, a marketable commodity to be used at the deadline to pick up a draft choice if there is no NMC.
http://canucksarmy.com/2015/7/14/canucks-year-in-review-yannick-weber
a useful look that gives weight to what i (and some others.. arsmaster?) have been trying to say: weber's a good player
I still imagine it's linked to Kayla Price, and Yannick's desire to stay in BC. Otherwise I can't imagine why he would be unwilling to test his newfound UFA status. Although if there was some side deal to avoid the QO and salary arbitration, you'd kind of think Weber would get a bit of extra money out of that.this is one of the cases where i'll admit they probably had information that i didn't and retract my criticism
http://canucksarmy.com/2015/7/14/canucks-year-in-review-yannick-weber
a useful look that gives weight to what i (and some others.. arsmaster?) have been trying to say: weber's a good player
Good signing even though he is extremely overrated in this market. Was worried he would get like 3 mil LOL
If Weber puts up another 10 goal season this year, he might be demanding a lot more cash. I know the Canucks will have some money to play with next year, but I don't know if Weber at a big pricetag is the way to go.