Certainly possible given the logjam. Almost likely, even. But the conundrum is whether he will actually get fair value back. I highly doubt this is his peak as a player, he can and will be better.
All the other players we traded were at positions of weakness however. We never didn't need Kostitsyn or Ribeiro or Fatty. Weber is something we have an excess of. Puck moving defenseman. If we can move him for a position of weakness like a young forward with top six upside(since our top six is old), I don't see why we wouldn't. Diaz is a smarter version of Weber. You can't teach vision or hockey IQ, and Diaz will always be better than Weber in these areas.
Diaz is more advanced defensively, but Weber has more long term upside.
Defense IS a position of weakness right now, we have 3 guys on the last year of their contract, 2 of them being older, so unless you get GREAT return you don't move Weber this year.
I don't see the point in trading him. I can't see him having much value. Teams are not going to line up to make an offer for him. Might as well keep him for now. He's proven he can play but he is inconsistent. For sure the defence needs a different element right now instead of Weber but I think the team will be trading him just for the sake of trading him right now if it happens.
I don't see the point in trading him. I can't see him having much value. Teams are not going to line up to make an offer for him. Might as well keep him for now. He's proven he can play but he is inconsistent. For sure the defence needs a different element right now instead of Weber but I think the team will be trading him just for the sake of trading him right now if it happens.
i don't see it too
the return will likely be low unless it's in a package deal with another player
I don't see the point in trading him. I can't see him having much value. Teams are not going to line up to make an offer for him. Might as well keep him for now. He's proven he can play but he is inconsistent. For sure the defence needs a different element right now instead of Weber but I think the team will be trading him just for the sake of trading him right now if it happens.
I think he'd have pretty good value...2nd round pick or decent prospect, but he is worth more to the Habs given that he is NHL ready and he plays a position we will need very shortly.
Weber is already stronger physically and has a better point shot.
Agreed, any talk of trading Weber is way premature and any trade would be a big mistake. I really can see him becoming a stronger Streit. I am not saying Diaz could not become a solid NHL dman, but I agree Weber has more of an upside.
He's not a veteran. He's a project that is floundering, he'll only get value by playing well - and why would we want to trade a good, young dman?
He has no past history or game, he's just a crappy youngster right now. There are hundreds.
Well, if he's at least playing decent and we have more of same type then you can get value but trading him when hes having a bad streak and has no record isnt smart.
He's not a veteran. He's a project that is floundering, he'll only get value by playing well - and why would we want to trade a good, young dman?
He has no past history or game, he's just a crappy youngster right now. There are hundreds.
Not sure what you're trying to say...
He's made nice strides this year despite a crappy camp. He's struggled the last couple weeks, but in general he's been a solid d-man for us and helped the PP...just not sure he is ready to be THE QB yet. He could be the shooter with Markov or run the 2nd PP. I think expecting a rookie(or a guy with less than 80 NHL games) to run the Pp is a bit too much.
I think he would have pretty good value if we would put him out there...but I think unless we can get big time return, it's not worth it. He is a cheap, improving young player that gives us depth. last uyaer we traded O'byrne and then regretted it about 6 weeks later after Markov and Gorges went out for the year.
I think he'd have pretty good value...2nd round pick or decent prospect, but he is worth more to the Habs given that he is NHL ready and he plays a position we will need very shortly.
I just don't see it. I like him, but he hasn't proved he could play long term IMO. You might get a 2nd under the right conditions. A team with little defence depth and shallow with defence prospects with multiple 2nd round picks in the draft may sacrifice one. But I don't see his worth being a 2nd round pick.
If a team offered a 3rd right now would you take it? His value is not going to increase if he isn't playing. Crappy minutes like today that is only going to get worse when (if?) the team gets healthy. He's in a tough spot I think.
I just don't see it. I like him, but he hasn't proved he could play long term IMO. You might get a 2nd under the right conditions. A team with little defence depth and shallow with defence prospects with multiple 2nd round picks in the draft may sacrifice one. But I don't see his worth being a 2nd round pick.
If a team offered a 3rd right now would you take it? His value is not going to increase if he isn't playing. Crappy minutes like today that is only going to get worse when (if?) the team gets healthy. He's in a tough spot I think.
He's shown he can be a productive top 6 NHLer. Yeah he's struggled at times when he was used on a 1st or 2nd pair, but his usage has gone way up this yaer due to injuries.
Yes the numbers will be tough once everybody is back, but the fact that he can fill in up front and contribute on the PP should keep him in the lineup. Diaz and St.Denis should go AHL since they don't have to pass waivers. We finally have depth on defense, would be dumb to trade part of it away for no good reason.
He's shown he can be a productive top 6 NHLer. Yeah he's struggled at times when he was used on a 1st or 2nd pair, but his usage has gone way up this yaer due to injuries.
Yes the numbers will be tough once everybody is back, but the fact that he can fill in up front and contribute on the PP should keep him in the lineup. Diaz and St.Denis should go AHL since they don't have to pass waivers. We finally have depth on defense, would be dumb to trade part of it away for no good reason.
agree they should and HAM needs that help on the backend
I might point out he was doing well, had progressed wonderfully... and then for some reason the team moved him to forward for a game a couple weeks ago. Ever since he has looked lost, even when back on D.
My guess? The constant moving him around, especially after he had appeared to have established himself is getting to him. It's a shame, I think he'll be the best of the young trio, but even I'll admit there is a logjam that isn't looking good for him as the team gets healthy.
Something to keep in mind though. He's the youngest guy back there (aside from Subban). Emelin and Diaz are the new shiny, but they're both 25 with several years of pro hockey. Weber is two years younger than them.
My belief is the same as always.
When Spacek, Campoli and Markov are playing again, you should send Diaz to the AHL to absolutely dominate for the rest of the year. St. Denis goes with him.
...and dress Weber as a 7th D (not a 4th liner). It's the best they can do in the circumstances and hopefully he'll push Campoli and Emelin for ice time.
Really, why? It worries me that they haven't addressed a lot of the team needs for the last few years, so I have as much faith in this group as the last one.
Not saying you are wrong, but I have lost a lot of faith in management.
Yeah he's struggled lately...big deal...young players hit rough patches...not sure why there is a rush to trade him. As we have seen the last few years, depth on defense is never a bad thing, plus he can fill in adequately up front when needed. At this point he is our best #7 option. Diaz and St Denis to hamilton once everybody is back.
They tried to move him last year at the deadline so I think they will move him if the right offer comes along. look back at last years games and they played him a lot heading into he deadline and then as soon as it passed he was benched. He has been outplayed by Emelin and Diaz.
