Utah: Shea Weber is the only defenseman under contract to have played more than one game in the NHL
Auteur: Christopher BrownWe suspected he was suffering… but we had no idea that these would be the last games of his career.
The only reason Weber hasn’t announced his retirement is to collect the last million dollars of his contract. He didn’t steal them, after all, and that’s his right.
But the fact remains that he’s purely “a contract” in the NHL world right now.
Right now, Weber is a member of the Utah roster, where he’ll obviously never play… but what’s problematic is that right now, Weber is the only defenseman under contract in the organization who has played more than one game in the NHL.
The only defenseman signed in Utah right now is Shea Weber.
– Travis Yost (@travisyost) June 20, 2024
Bill Armstrong will have to work hard to get along with defensemen this summer. Obviously, he won’t have too much trouble getting along with Sean Durzi, JJ Moser and Juuso Välimäki, who are restricted free agents. The same goes for Michael Kesselring, Vladislav Kolyachonok and Victor Söderström, who also have some NHL experience.
They could return, but that’s far less certain.
We’ll see how Armstrong manages his defensive brigade for next year, but what’s clear is that the team’s six regular defensemen in 2024-25 probably don’t yet have contracts with the organization.
Unless one of the youngsters forces the team’s hand, Koch surprise or Weber miraculously regains his health, which won’t happen.
In Overtime
– Cayden Lindstrom isn’t afraid of the Montreal pressure.
“It’s a good franchise, good hockey market. Their fans are crazy obviously. It would be a really fun place to play…I can handle [the spotlight]. I really like the bright lights, I like the loud crowds. I think it motivates me more than anything.”
– Cayden Lindstrom on the Habs pic.twitter.com/j6UaiQD1uW
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) June 20, 2024
– Great read.
Updated with an amazing comment from Jonathan Toews.
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– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 21, 2024
– Remember that he would be one of the four options considered by the Habs for the fifth spot.
Can Zeev Buium be the best defenseman in this draft class?@CraigJButton joins @TonyMarinaro to discuss why he thinks that’s the case
Full pod
Watch: https://t.co/i2jVC1HORA
Listen: https://t.co/mLXZkRWL20#GoHabsGo #thesickpodcast pic.twitter.com/woK3Uvw3A3– The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) June 20, 2024
– Pardon?
Career playoff points:
58 – Evan Bouchard
57 – Drew DoughtyDoughty’s a decade older with two Stanley Cups. pic.twitter.com/eNO2uFUFhT
– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) June 21, 2024
– A name to watch.
Nothing doing between winger Viktor Arvidsson and Los Angeles. He’ll see free agency on July 1.
– Travis Yost (@travisyost) June 20, 2024