Waived: Happy Trails Dale Weise (Waived - Unclaimed)

[Deadpool8812]

The Weise signing made total sense at the time. It didn't work out. It happens.

 

[hatcher]

Dale Weise, exhibit A of how terribly Hextall managed to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with the right guys during his tenure as GM.

Vanilla man. We need some f***in energy on these lines. Raffl,Lethera next.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Wooooo management actually doing things

 

[baudib1]

We coulda/shoulda just signed Sam Gagner that offseason for $1M. He went on to score 50 points with CBJ the next year. Too much skill to play on the 4th line though.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Yet Lehtera is still up. Glad one is gone, but c'mon, keep sending more down~

 

[hatcher]

We coulda/shoulda just signed Sam Gagner that offseason for $1M. He went on to score 50 points with CBJ the next year. Too much skill to play on the 4th line though.

No one fits here at all. Big changes have to happen. Weise will play better too but you gotta start somewhere.

 

[kelmitchell]

Vanilla man. We need some ****in energy on these lines. Raffl,Lethera next.

I dont see why you hate raffl, he does everything expected of him as a 4th liner, hell he wins board battles which is huge with you, why do you hate him?

 

[hatcher]

I dont see why you hate raffl, he does everything expected of him as a 4th liner, hell he wins board battles which is huge with you, why do you hate him?

Need way more then that. Disappears for to long and isnt that physical at all. IMO

 

[Rebels57]

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I know why Patrick has been bad

No wonder this worthless bum stuck around. He's "beloved."

f*** that. He stinks.

 

[Rebels57]

Wooooo management actually doing things

They are taking things away but not adding anything that makes us better, so it's still pretty hollow to me.

Call up Myers and NAK and we will talk.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I dont see why you hate raffl, he does everything expected of him as a 4th liner, hell he wins board battles which is huge with you, why do you hate him?

Doesn't hit enough, is my guess.

Edit: didn't see the reply; close guess.

 

[Rebels57]

Yet Lehtera is still up. Glad one is gone, but c'mon, keep sending more down~

His contract should be terminated.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

They are taking things away but not adding anything that makes us better, so it's still pretty hollow to me.

Call up Myers and NAK and we will talk.

Yea I feel like that's what is coming next. Or a dumb trade. We'll see haha

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

They are taking things away but not adding anything that makes us better, so it's still pretty hollow to me.

Call up Myers and NAK and we will talk.

Need to fill the holes with something. Patience!

Fletcher is starting to do the noticeable work by clearing out the replaceables. He'll earn his money when he starts making moves that go beyond the bottom six/bottom two/press box fodder.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

The Weise signing made total sense at the time. It didn't work out. It happens.

Not at the terms he got it didn’t.

 

[FlyersMania2]

Funny thing that sports are instant gratification in real time yet we all have gone back and forth on here about this idea of patience, year after year...

 

[Rebels57]

Need to fill the holes with something. Patience!

Fletcher is starting to do the noticeable work by clearing out the replaceables. He'll earn his money when he starts making moves that go beyond the bottom six/bottom two/press box fodder.

Fletch is fine with carrying 6 dmen and not calling anyone up.

Whose to say he calls anyone up to replace Weise? He might just roll with only 12 forwards too.

He will probably just activate a goalie soon and carry 3.

Anything but calling up Myers and NAK.

 

[deadhead]

Dale Weise, exhibit A of how terribly Hextall managed to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with the right guys during his tenure as GM.

Well, it's not like he had a lot to work with, VdV, Leier, Cousins, Laughton, and no money. Added PEB for pocket change and Luby for the minimum.
Weise was his one move, and while it failed, it was market rate for a proven veteran.

 

[Freddy The Fog]

Dale Weise somehow got demoted over Lehtera. I wonder how that has to feel?

Rule#1: Never piss off your dealer

 

[ajgoal]

I hear a deal with Edmonton is coming. TSN told me.

Something like Simmonds for Talbot and Poolparty.

How has nobody started an @broadstreetbull$#*% twitter? He's begging for a parody account. I'm just not funny enough to try.

 

[StoneHands]

If you don't have talent to move in, you just replace one scrub with another scrub, something we've seen for six years.
This is what happens when you strip the talent pipeline for a decade.
Which is why it would be crazy to trade a bunch of prospects and draft picks and return to the bad old days.
Because prospects aren't sure things for the most part, you need "safety in numbers" and a steady supply.
When you trade them, it should be strategically, not to "win now."

Weise is under contract for another year so if someone claims him the Flyers are off the hook for next season. If him being gone opens up a spot for someone like Frost then it's not a scrub for scrub move. Either way, is there a downside to waiving Weise or are you just being a contrarian to sound like an outside the box thinker?

I also have no idea what made you go off on a tangent about trading prospects and "win now" moves in a thread about waiving a 30 year old 4th liner.

 

[FlyersMania2]

Fletch is fine with carrying 6 dmen and not calling anyone up.

Whose to say he calls anyone up to replace Weise? He might just roll with only 12 forwards too.

He will probably just activate a goalie soon and carry 3.

Anything but calling up Myers and NAK.

I really don't get it. It's super frustrating.

 

[Freddy The Fog]

Has he been picked up yet? If it helps I'll chip in for the Uber.

 

[Rebels57]

Weise is under contract for another year so if someone claims him the Flyers are off the hook for next season. If him being gone opens up a spot for someone like Frost then it's not a scrub for scrub move. Either way, is there a downside to waiving Weise or are you just being a contrarian to sound like an outside the box thinker?

I also have no idea what made you go off on a tangent about trading prospects and "win now" moves in a thread about waiving a 30 year old 4th liner.

Weise is not getting claimed.

He'll probably end up playing more games for the Flyers this season if anything.

 

[Les Averman]

For those asking why Weise was waived but not Lehtera... they're trying to bait somebody into claiming Weise so they can get his contract off the books for next year. Clearly the trade market was pretty stagnant, but they're hoping that somebody will pick him up for free. Now, will it happen? It's possible but probably a bit unlikely.

They realistically don't care about Lehtera at this point, since nobody will claim him, his contract is up after the year and we're not buying at the deadline, so cap space isn't necessary. They could waive him but then you're calling somebody up to sit on the roster as an extra skater, once we've called somebody up to replace Weise. They can keep Lehtera as their 13th and call somebody up due to legitimate injury or stick him in as needed for a game here or there.

As far as MacDonald goes, he has no shot of being claimed and they don't want to make it look like they're dropping all of their dead weight at once in a dumpster sale. It's pretty clear that Fletcher and Gordon are aware that Lehtera, Mac, Folin and Hagg are the bottom of the barrel here, given recent scratches and ice time.