Weise has not played well this season. And don't expect him to develop any further on Tortorella's 4th line.
The gap has really started to narrow between Sestito and Weise IMO. That doesn't bode well for Dale. Which is too bad, 'cause he's got a good chin for the game.
While I agree Sestito has played better than I expected, Weise has been solid, IMO. He's been doing well in a fourth line role. I'm as hard on him as anyone - in fact, when he started his rush yesterday that lead to Richardson's goal, my exact words were something like "Come on, Wei--oh. It's Weise." Only to be surprised a few moments later.
Outside of his goal and assist though, he's been able to get the puck out of danger and not hurt the team. Kind of what you want in a fourth liner.