Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] Yannick Weber signs with the Penguins (1 year, 2-way, $700K)

[MMC]

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From a Pens perspective, fantastic. Depth dman without giving up any assets.

Marcus Pettersson should hopefully be back soon, and PO Joseph/Ruhwedel have done admirably. I'm glad JR still remembers how to make a roster move without giving up a pick.

 

[Gurglesons]

Shout to the Pens tribute to the 2012-13 Carolina defense.

 

[MMC]

 

[Mrfenn92]

Decent depth move

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

He's a body with 500 NHL games, that's all that matters at the moment.

 

[Treb]

Nashville now officially Weber-less for the first time since 2003 (or 2005 for on roster).

 

[DesertPenguin]

This does not bode well for Dumoulin

 

[mouser]

For clarity, it's not mandatory for Weber to go through waivers. Pitt is choosing to do so.

 

[Gurglesons]

This does not bode well for Dumoulin

Marino is not practicing either.

So we’ve essentially lost all 5 of our top six defenseman lol.

 

[chethejet]

Marino hopefully is just dinged up and back shortly. Dumo not sure but it is becoming a crisis with all the D out. But a silver lining in POJ and is play so that is one positive.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Of course Ceci is the only healthy one, jfc.

 

[Jerkbait]

Look for GM to make another D trade , especially if pens drop next game . Rumors hearing up in Toronto today about Dermott.

 

[Gurglesons]

Of course Ceci is the only healthy one, jfc.

Jack Johnson 2.0.

 

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Marino is not practicing either.

So we’ve essentially lost all 5 of our top six defenseman lol.

Pettersson
Riikola
Matheson
Dumolin
Marino

After seven games, that is completely insane.

I wish that the taxi squad had a little more room right now. It was great to see POJ come up and look the part at the NHL level, but it would've been cool too to see if Maniscalco or Will Reilly get a game here or there in a moment of need. I wouldnt expect them to go "full Marino" of course, but who knows what might happen when the need and opportunity is there for them.

 

[NYR94]

Yannick Weber is a righty I thought they needed LD

 

[Darren McCord]

Yannick Weber is a righty I thought they needed LD

marino might be dead too apparently

 

[Ugene Magic]

Of course Ceci is the only healthy one, jfc.

LeDead?

 

[Big McLargehuge]

LeDead?

I mean, he's been playing like it.

Yannick Weber is a righty I thought they needed LD

Healthy defensemen. LHD would be preferred, but the Pens are missing 5 regulars and a 9/10 (Trotman) right now and bunch of professional rookies on the blue line in WBS.

Finding a guy who could step into the line-up without being a complete and total liability and would accept a taxi squad role without having to spend an asset seems like the logic behind this one.

"Wrong" shot or not, I'll take Weber over a guy who hasn't played a NHL game in nearly 7 years (Czuczman, the likely next man up).

 

[Em etah Eh]

For clarity, it's not mandatory for Weber to go through waivers. Pitt is choosing to do so.

Why are they putting him on waivers then? If he clears now then does that mean he won’t be waiver eligible down the stretch or something?

 

[mouser]

Why are they putting him on waivers then? If he clears now then does that mean he won’t be waiver eligible down the stretch or something?

Probably doing it now vs later so they'll be free to send him to the taxi squad.

 

[wej20]

Shout to the Pens tribute to the 2012-13 Carolina defense.

Quick, what's Joe Corvo up to these days?

 

[Demon Wolf]

Mentioned in another thread but good on Weber to carve out a career in the NHL as a depth defenseman with around 500 NHL games to his name. That's not easy.

Feels like only yesterday he was playing for the Habs, time flies. He has a cannon of a shot, you wouldn't expect it from how he is built.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Mentioned in another thread but good on Weber to carve out a career in the NHL as a depth defenseman with around 500 NHL games to his name. That's not easy.

Feels like only yesterday he was playing for the Habs, time flies. He has a cannon of a shot, you wouldn't expect it from how he is built.

Is a kinda younger Mark Streit a valid comparison?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Yannick Weber is a righty I thought they needed LD

Any handedness that's breathing, and capable of skating at the moment is welcome right now to be honest.