Speculation: Dale Weise: "I'm not going to lie, I know there's a good chance I'll be traded."

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[NobleSix]

He can always come back after the season... although I assume he'll demand a salary that is too rich.

 

[Subban signed e5]

I really hope we dont trade Dale

 

[Phil Parent]

Then you got up to MB's office and sign at a discount. Dare I say, sign at a BARGAIN BIN price.

 

[Riggins]

I really hope we dont trade Dale

Trade him for a 2nd. Re-sign him on July 1 if the price is reasonable.

 

[Hullois]

He had a career year this year and will cash in this summer... probably somewhere around 3.5m x 4y. He's not worth that much.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Then you got up to MB's office and sign at a discount. Dare I say, sign at a BARGAIN BIN price.

That would be dumb of Weise. He's in the prime of his career and about to be a UFA. You have to do whats best for you and your family. If the difference between the Habs and another team is like $250,000 and he loves it here, that's one thing, but Weise should definitely test free agency.

That said, I hope he stays.

 

[the]

I was one of the few that hated the trade at the time but he sure turned out into a nice surprise. Thanks for everything Weise. He's a good hockey player but I would rather trade him also and get a decent draft pick. He deserve a good pay raise and he will get it somewhere else.


Best of luck!

 

[Michelangelo]

Trade him.

If he wants to come back at a reasonable price after, like around/under $2M, then sure

 

[Yoshidas Island]

I'm noted as one of the Weise "haters"... But it'll still be sad to see him go.

 

[Jee]

I really hope he stays. I like him.

 

[DJ Breadman]

Yep he'd be an idiot not to test free agency this will be his only chance.

 

[MTL-rules]

If we can get a 2nd for him, it would be epic... still remember when we got him and we all said a collective "who ?". Hope they trade him and get good assets.

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Sad for me too. He's an ideal 3rd line winger but he's going to be (rightfully) looking for too much money for the Habs to pay unless we rid ourselves of Emelin.

 

[WeThreeKings]

4 x 3.5

The 'Davey' special.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Trade him for a 2nd. Re-sign him on July 1 if the price is reasonable.

This.

I'd sign him back and play him with Eller. Solid 3rd line combo

 

[WeThreeKings]

This.

I'd sign him back and play him with Eller. Solid 3rd line combo

Problem with Weise is.. he's a Desharnais in MT's eyes.

I want Weise back, at a reasonable price, but not if MT is the coach.

Weise is a 3rd liner, nothing more. Yet, routinely used on the PP and the top line.

 

[Luigi Habs]

He never made proper money in his career. It's not the time for him to take a discount for the sake of it. I completely understand his position. He can easily get 3-3.5 on the market. If we were very close to the Stanley Cup I would have given him this type of money, but since we're not remotely close then I'd stay away and trade him for a 2nd.

 

[Michelangelo]

Wouldn't give him a cent over $2.5M per

 

[vokiel]

Good third liners are still paid around 2.5-3 million in this league. Overpaid ones carry cap hits of 4 mill+. I'd sign him back if his hit was between 1.8-2.4, otherwise we have prospects in need of ice time with hits twice as low.

 

[GREMLIN]

If MB can get a 2nd + 4th and then resign him at a decent price that would be some killer asset management.

If we're still planning on winning in the next couple years we're going to need guys like him, he's a great 3rd liner, good in the room and brings it when it matters most, it's not that easy to find guys like him.

He'll probably leave and get the max money he can in the summer though, good for him.

 

[Lebowski]

Most I'd go is probably a contract similar to what Prust signed a few years back... 2.5M AAV for 4 years.

Someone will probably offer him over 3M a year though.

 

[Dominator13]

Everything that Weise does, McCarron does it better. Perspective shows us that after his ridiculous start, he's been the same Dale Weise all along.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Problem with Weise is.. he's a Desharnais in MT's eyes.

I want Weise back, at a reasonable price, but not if MT is the coach.

Weise is a 3rd liner, nothing more. Yet, routinely used on the PP and the top line.

Exaggeration. Weise is 8th in minutes played per game among forwards at just over 14 min. Sixth in PP time.

Power Play minutes this year for forwards:

182 Pacioretty
167 Plekanec
155 Galchenyuk
132 Desharnais
128 Gallagher (but missed 17 games)
93 Weise
46 Eller
38 Fleischmann

Weise is the least regular PP guy of all the regular PP guys, and in fact had more minutes per game while Gallagher was out (natural) and we needed net presence more than ever.

Total Time on Ice for forwards:
1103 Plekanec
1097 Pacioretty
926 Galchenyuk
918 Desharnais
872 Eller
856 Fleischmann
788 Weise
705 Gallagher
646 Flynn
560 Mitchell
512 Byron
476 Smith-Pelley
319 Andrighetto
225 Carr

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Problem with Weise is.. he's a Desharnais in MT's eyes.

I want Weise back, at a reasonable price, but not if MT is the coach.

Weise is a 3rd liner, nothing more. Yet, routinely used on the PP and the top line.

If MT is back, he's the problem. I wouldn't handicap the lineup because of him. MT should be canned regardless.