Player Discussion Jordan Weal: To Russia With Love... (Weal To Sign in KHL)

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

He should have a good season. Wouldn't be surprised if he has 40 points. Stealing Domi wasn't enough so we gave up an AHLer for a 3rd liner.

 

[The Great Weal]

I mean to be fair it was expected that he would play with Domi and I don't think anyone here saw Domi becoming this completely disengaged player... The guy turned Shaw into a very productive player last year.

Otherwise, 20-30 points was the assumption

 

[Tuggy]

So....

4 points in 26 games. 0 points in his last 15. Gets a regular shift on the PP.

End the madness!

I drank the Weal koolaid last year but that's gone now.

 

[DangerDave]

So....

4 points in 26 games. 0 points in his last 15. Gets a regular shift on the PP.

End the madness!

I drank the Weal koolaid last year but that's gone now.

He brings absolutely nothing offensively or defensively and he makes the lineup even smaller than it already is. We need an upgrade here big time if Suzuki is to continue playing at center.

 

[Wats]

So....

4 points in 26 games. 0 points in his last 15. Gets a regular shift on the PP.

End the madness!

I drank the Weal koolaid last year but that's gone now.

Cousins stole his mojo.

 

[Mrb1p]

Deslauriers was ten times more useful than this guy

 

[TannedBum]

Deslauriers was ten times more useful than this guy

And Deslauriers was utterly useless.

 

[salbutera]

Habs PP presently ranked 10th in the NHL...with Weal & Cousins on it.

Once Drouin & Byron get back, Wral will be out of the lineup & Cousins will be off the PP.

 

[Mrb1p]

And Deslauriers was utterly useless.

Exactly.

 

[26Mats]

Habs PP presently ranked 10th in the NHL...with Weal & Cousins on it.

Once Drouin & Byron get back, Wral will be out of the lineup & Cousins will be off the PP.

And the pp may sink back to where it was before they were on it.

I honestly don't know exactly what is going on with the pp. But I do know that Weal, Cousins, Armia, and Danault move the puck quickly - and this has led to scoring chances. Whereas Domi, Drouin, Gallagher, and KK in the past were turnover machines on the half wall - too much dilly dallying that gets clamped down on for a turnover and the puck was easily getting iced.

 

[26Mats]

So....

4 points in 26 games. 0 points in his last 15. Gets a regular shift on the PP.

End the madness!

I drank the Weal koolaid last year but that's gone now.

He brings absolutely nothing offensively or defensively and he makes the lineup even smaller than it already is. We need an upgrade here big time if Suzuki is to continue playing at center.

Our powerplay is doing really well now. Although Weal and Cousins aren't on the score sheet much I would guess they are contributing to this success - they don't turn the puck over much. So when they do get it, the move it quickly to our more offensively gifted players who make the plays that result in the goals.

Having said that, Weal was a healthy scratch before the injuries. I think he will definitely go back to the press box when everyone is healthy.

 

[angusyoung]

And the pp may sink back to where it was before they were on it.

I honestly don't know exactly what is going on with the pp. But I do know that Weal, Cousins, Armia, and Danault move the puck quickly - and this has led to scoring chances. Whereas Domi, Drouin, Gallagher, and KK in the past were turnover machines on the half wall - too much dilly dallying that gets clamped down on for a turnover and the puck was easily getting iced.

Kind of expected more points from Weal,but he starts the plays often and Habs pass the puck around well,and only 3 players gets points on a goal.

 

[Belial]

So....

4 points in 26 games. 0 points in his last 15. Gets a regular shift on the PP.

End the madness!

I drank the Weal koolaid last year but that's gone now.

Drouin, Kotka and Byron are injured... We need to use someone out there...

 

[ahmedou]

Ice time undeserved. Judge the player not the person before a hockey decision.

 

[The Great Weal]

Deslauriers was ten times more useful than this guy

Please stop, Deslauriers sucked as a healthy scratch. No clue how we got a 4th for him.

 

[abo9]

He brings absolutely nothing offensively or defensively and he makes the lineup even smaller than it already is. We need an upgrade here big time if Suzuki is to continue playing at center.

At least if he was standing in front of the net on the PP to bother the opposing goalie while Weber cranked his shot... I could see why use him as a sacrificial pawn but he was at the point last night ???

 

[abo9]

And the pp may sink back to where it was before they were on it.

I honestly don't know exactly what is going on with the pp. But I do know that Weal, Cousins, Armia, and Danault move the puck quickly - and this has led to scoring chances. Whereas Domi, Drouin, Gallagher, and KK in the past were turnover machines on the half wall - too much dilly dallying that gets clamped down on for a turnover and the puck was easily getting iced.

Our powerplay is doing really well now. Although Weal and Cousins aren't on the score sheet much I would guess they are contributing to this success - they don't turn the puck over much. So when they do get it, the move it quickly to our more offensively gifted players who make the plays that result in the goals.

Having said that, Weal was a healthy scratch before the injuries. I think he will definitely go back to the press box when everyone is healthy.

Kind of expected more points from Weal,but he starts the plays often and Habs pass the puck around well,and only 3 players gets points on a goal.

this is insane Weal and Cousins should not even play in the NHL, let alone run a PP.

Their career trajectory is eerily similar though (Philadelphia -> Arizona -> Montreal ).
I guess we're really the bottom of the barrel

 

[26Mats]

this is insane Weal and Cousins should not even play in the NHL, let alone run a PP.

Their career trajectory is eerily similar though (Philadelphia -> Arizona -> Montreal ).
I guess we're really the bottom of the barrel

Yet our pp sucked last year without them on it and was decent at the end of the year when Weal, Armia, and Danault got on it.

Same with this year - improved recently and Weal and Cousins have been a part of that.

I'm in favor of replacing them, but I'd like to see the numbers with them on it versus not on it.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

I love how Weal falls on the ice a thousand times per game.

 

[abo9]

Yet our pp sucked last year without them on it and was decent at the end of the year when Weal, Armia, and Danault got on it.

Same with this year - improved recently and Weal and Cousins have been a part of that.

I'm in favor of replacing them, but I'd like to see the numbers with them on it versus not on it.

I'm more curious about having Shea Weber on the PP vs not having him

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

It's funny how Cousins sucks and still managed to score pity goals after 100 pp .

Yet Weal cant even produce anything in terms of points or anything else useful on the ice.
Can we just give his icetime to Poehling atleast

 

[Mrb1p]

Please stop, Deslauriers sucked as a healthy scratch. No clue how we got a 4th for him.

Yes, exactly, so just imagine how f***ing bad Weal is.

 

[THE HOFF]

decent 4th liner. overused.

 

[Karma Police]

would be nice if we gave our kids the same treatment Weal and Cousins are getting

 

[durojean]

Yet our pp sucked last year without them on it and was decent at the end of the year when Weal, Armia, and Danault got on it.

Same with this year - improved recently and Weal and Cousins have been a part of that.

I'm in favor of replacing them, but I'd like to see the numbers with them on it versus not on it.

exept they are not... look at the scoresheet... It's the unit without them that's producing better.