If that's the best Calgary can get for a long term team friendly deal on one of the top defensive defenseman in the league, that is also capable of getting 50+ points a year then they simply won't trade him. Unless he asks out (and all reports say he doesn't want to leave) the Flames are under no pressure to move him. He should and probably will be a fantastic mentor for Parekh next year in the 25/26 season.
Nah, I think the more snipers the better, especially one on his ELC. Trading or letting Boeser walk for what would likely be a 2-2.5 million raise unless he's really bad this year would be such a bad move. We lose JT's best winger, who is also our longest tenured player who is extremely close to the core. If he has another good and healthy season, give him term like 6+ years at 8 8.5 million which is only a couple million more than he makes now. Lekkerimakki can be with EP,
Obviously the contract won't provide value the last year or two (all long contracts signed in a player's late twenties end that way) but Weeger is a late bloomer with not that many miles on his body who has been quite healthy over his career. I don't think it's a terribly risky contract.
It could solidify our dcore having Weegar anchoring the 2nd pair. Perfect foil for Hronek and or Willander/Myers. Soucy becomes 5th dman.
He's at about 650 pro games going into yr 2 of 8. Plays big physical minutes. Its a considerable risk. Then again it's prob an LTIR into retirement too.
He plays LD which is what we need. Right handed though. Trade would happen closer to deadline once we've accrue the necessary cap room.
He plays both sides and has done so in Calgary, and previously in Florida. He's just as good on the right as he is on the left
You don't think we sign Brock to a longer term deal?
If he shoots right wouldn't it be likely he's left-handed? Just speaking for myself since I shoot right and am left-handed.
Would love either one from Calgary especially since it takes a player(s) oilers fans seem to think they can land for a song and a dance and Kane and a couple of doctors commiting fraud.
He was significantly worse when they tried him on the right oddly given he shoots right. Anyway as I say the Canucks need a LD more than a RD anyway.
Hahah I can't speak to his actual handedness but he play the left side and shoots right handed with a hockey stick.
That's just not true at all. When Tanev went down and Weegar and Zadorov were paired together they were extremely dominant. Calgary has just been so deep on the right side his entire time on the team that him playing on the left was more beneficial to balancing. It was far more effective to run Weegar and Tanev 20 minutes a night than run 3 pairs and have Gilbert or DeSimone play 17+ minutes paired with Tanev
He doesn’t play anything like Pettersson, much different player
I have no issues with his contract or the player, I just think for the organization Lekkerimaki has the potential to be something they need more than Weegar. I would take Weegar in a heartbeat but he’s also not exactly what Vancouver needs.
I don't get this. Weegar is one of the best 2-way defenseman in the league, he's basically an identical player to Devon Toews. How exactly does that justify a need to trade an offensive defenseman like Hronek? If we take Colorado's D-core for example, they traded Byram because he was a luxury. But that's not because of Toews, but instead because of Girard, who would be the comparable to Hronek.
Hronek would be a luxury with Weegar, he’s someone you can replace or improve on for cheaper.
