YANNICK WEBER - Defenseman - 30 - $.675MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 8/20/19
Yannick Weber is a very standard, unremarkable seventh defenseman. He's not the worst skater, he can shoot with some decent velocity, and he's smart enough to avoid too many mistakes. That being said, Weber isn't all that fast, or all that big, or all that dominant defensively. He can hold his own in limited minutes defensively, he can contribute offense here and there, and he can use the body as long as the guy he's trying to take the puck from isn't all that big. He's fine. He'll get outmuscled for pucks, he'll struggle to move the puck in transition, and he won't be able to handle all the toughest defensive assignments. But he'll capably give his coach twelve fine minutes or so a night, and there is some value there, in his ability to provide some reliability to a bottom pairing. You know what you're getting with Weber, which is valuable, but the issue is that what Weber's actually giving you isn't all that great. He's a standard seventh defenseman who can fill in on the bottom pairing in the case of injuries or when someone just needs some rest.
Yannick Weber is a very standard, unremarkable seventh defenseman. He's not the worst skater, he can shoot with some decent velocity, and he's smart enough to avoid too many mistakes. That being said, Weber isn't all that fast, or all that big, or all that dominant defensively. He can hold his own in limited minutes defensively, he can contribute offense here and there, and he can use the body as long as the guy he's trying to take the puck from isn't all that big. He's fine. He'll get outmuscled for pucks, he'll struggle to move the puck in transition, and he won't be able to handle all the toughest defensive assignments. But he'll capably give his coach twelve fine minutes or so a night, and there is some value there, in his ability to provide some reliability to a bottom pairing. You know what you're getting with Weber, which is valuable, but the issue is that what Weber's actually giving you isn't all that great. He's a standard seventh defenseman who can fill in on the bottom pairing in the case of injuries or when someone just needs some rest.
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