Canucks add Weaver to blue line
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Canucks add Weaver to blue line
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Mike Weaver played 39 games for the Kings last season, scoring three goals and adding nine assists. (Getty)The Vancouver Canucks have claimed defenceman Mike Weaver off of waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
Weaver, 29, joins the Canucks from the Los Angeles Kings where he played 39 games, scoring nine points (3-6-9) with 16 penalty minutes in the 2006-07 season. Weaver played an additional seven games with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL recording four points (1-3-4) and two penalty minutes that season. Over a five-year NHL career, Weaver has played a total of 149 games and recorded 24 points (3-21-24) and 60 penalty minutes.
The 5’9"", 182 lbs. native of Bramalea, Ontario originally signed with the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent on June 15, 2000.
What the hell is this about? A 5'9" d-man? He must be to shore up the Moose.
Does this make sense to anyone else? Please enlighten me.....
Mike Weaver played 39 games for the Kings last season, scoring three goals and adding nine assists. (Getty)The Vancouver Canucks have claimed defenceman Mike Weaver off of waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
Weaver, 29, joins the Canucks from the Los Angeles Kings where he played 39 games, scoring nine points (3-6-9) with 16 penalty minutes in the 2006-07 season. Weaver played an additional seven games with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL recording four points (1-3-4) and two penalty minutes that season. Over a five-year NHL career, Weaver has played a total of 149 games and recorded 24 points (3-21-24) and 60 penalty minutes.
The 5’9"", 182 lbs. native of Bramalea, Ontario originally signed with the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent on June 15, 2000.
What the hell is this about? A 5'9" d-man? He must be to shore up the Moose.
Does this make sense to anyone else? Please enlighten me.....
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My only guess is that Salo is done for a long time. McGillis and McIver aren't offensive threats, where as Weaver is (according to his TSN scouting report), he's a right handed shot, I assume he'll be given a few call ups to see if he will work on the PP.
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During TSN's season preview, I thought I heard someone say somebody has a foot injury. I missed the name and they had Weaver listed as the 7th D.
Well let's try to put a positive spin on this. Nonis has fleeced the Kings with a waiver pick up before (Cowan), maybe Weaver will be a find similar to that.
Well let's try to put a positive spin on this. Nonis has fleeced the Kings with a waiver pick up before (Cowan), maybe Weaver will be a find similar to that.
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My understanding is that Weaver was claimed on waivers from Pittsburgh (not LA), where he was signed as a UFA on a 2-way contract.
He is supposedly tough, and has some offensive instincts, despite being rather small.
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He is supposedly tough, and has some offensive instincts, despite being rather small.
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Ferraro said today on the radio that Weaver plays big. He's a good skater & likes to hit.
I guess with Jack Johnson making the team in LA, he was exposed.
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Height: 5'9"
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I guess with Jack Johnson making the team in LA, he was exposed.
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Weight: 182
Birth Date: 1978-05-02
Birth Country: Canada
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Yes, but at 5'9 and 180 lbs, how tough can you really be.
First off, if he says he is 5'9 we all know he is 5'8 off of skates. Secondly, imagine this - Todd Bertuzzi of the Ducks is skating towards the Canucks defensive zone and Weaver come in to check Bertuzzi - all 6'4 240 lbs of him. What's going to happen?
I have gone on record supporting fast, smaller offensive players in the new NHL, but smalal defensemen? I dunno.....
Maybe I'm not making sense as I've been taking medication all day but I can't see this as more than a stopgap.....
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First off, if he says he is 5'9 we all know he is 5'8 off of skates. Secondly, imagine this - Todd Bertuzzi of the Ducks is skating towards the Canucks defensive zone and Weaver come in to check Bertuzzi - all 6'4 240 lbs of him. What's going to happen?
I have gone on record supporting fast, smaller offensive players in the new NHL, but smalal defensemen? I dunno.....
Maybe I'm not making sense as I've been taking medication all day but I can't see this as more than a stopgap.....
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This doesn't excite me at all, I'd have rather kept McGillis as a 7th dman or a guy who can mentor McIver on the farm. If he isn't good enough to crack LA's sadsack lineup why is he able to make ours? Rather have made a deal w/ Dallas to bring Baumgartner back as our 7th guy, if we were looking for a guy who can play offensively he'd be a much better call. Weaver's career jr & ahl stats don't indicate there's much there at all except a decent +/- at times. Injuries are going to occur. Personally though McGillis would have been a solid no.7 who can punish anyone who thinks of looking at Bobby Lou. Weaver is not that guy imo.
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