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Actually I want to rescind that suggestion; Weber already owns that name. I think Weber is on his way out; he doesn't seem to be a Murray type player. He's got okay skills but doesn't have the Hockey IQ that Murray seems to value- makes the "safe" play, like rimming the puck around the boards to get it out of a hot area, but seems like he'll miss an option that would lead to a clean breakout and instead sends it to the point where the opposition intercepts it.... that kind of thing. Sometimes rimming it is the right thing, but sometimes not and he doesn't take the situation in before he does it.

 

I think that's a pretty fair assessment of Weber's game. He is all "safe play" all the time. He almost never starts the break from his own end, which in part is why he rarely has + games (in terms of +/-). We probably need his toughness right now... but he becomes expendable when guys like Zadorov and Risto are ready for full-time roles.