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Scratches: Alberts, Tanev, Weise.
Weise remains in the press box with all 12 starting forwards healthy. He has four goal and eight points in 57 games.
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Dale Weise replaces Byron Bitz on 4th line.
Weise gets back into the lineup. The rookie has four goals and eight points in 56 games.
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Dale Weise come out of the line-up.
Weise will take a seat in the press box as the Canucks play on back-to-back nights. The right wing has four goals and eight points in 56 games.
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Dale Weise replaces Byron Bitz on #canucks 4th line vs #oilers.
Weise gets back in the lineup for the first time since February 7th. The gritty winger has three goals and six points on the season.
Weise's nose is more crooked than earlier today.
Weise took a puck to the face today but likely won't miss any more time due to the injury. The fourth line winger is already listed as day-to-day with a foot injury. He has three goals and six points in 53 games.
Weise is "feeling better".
In 53 games, the fourth liner has three goals and six points.
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AV - Both H. Sedin & Weise will take warm-up, as will Duco.
Weise will be a game-time decision, likely playing if there are no hicups. In 53 games, the fourth liner has three goals and six points.
Both Weise and Henrik out for morning skate. Weise skating fairly normal. Henrik with a lot of ginger (ly) in his stride
Sounds like Weise may be able to play through his foot injury. In 53 games, the fourth liner has three goals and six points.
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25-9-32
Weise moves up to the third line for tonight's game. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native has two goals and four points through 36 games.
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Weise to join Hodgson/Raymond tonight #Canucks vs #Avs
Weise scored a goal and three points, playing mostly on the fourth line. He gets the chance to prove himself on a more offensive line tonight.
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Torts believes Derek Stepan will play tonight.
Stepan was struggling to skate yesterday due to a sore ankle but will play tonight. The playmaking center has been playing the best hockey of his young career centering Marian Gaborik.
Rangers say Stepan should be OK for tomorrow. So we'll see how he's feeling Saturday AM
Following Thursday night's 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, Stepan failed to practice with the team. We will know more on his status tomorrow.
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Wolski-Stepan-Gaborik
Stepan moves up to the top line after Erik Christensen failed in that role yesterday. Through nine games, the sophomore only produced two assists.
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And here are Stepan-Richards-Gaborik on a line together
Stepan gets a crack at the top line after centering the third line over the first two games. With Richards and Gaborik both left handed shooters, adding a right handed forward to the line could lead to better production.
Waiver Move
#Canucks pro scouts thought Weise was an "upgrade" on Oreskovich according to Vigneault.
The Canucks will play Weise on their fourth line. With 28 goals through 50 games at the AHL, look for the right wing to eventually chip in a few goals.
Call up / Send down
The Rangers trimmed their roster by eight this morning, down to 25, with defensemen Tim Erixon and Blake Parlett and forwards Ryan Bourque, Carl Hagelin, John Mitchell, Kris Newbury and Dale Weise being re-assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
No immediate fantasy hockey value in the AHL
Derek Stepan says he has same attitude as rookie season: Competing for job---either center or left wing.
Stepan could very well earn the first line LW position over Wojtek Wolski, Ruslan Fedotenko or Sean Avery. Just another name to throw in the hat -- one with much more potential than the other three candidates.
Dale Weise officially re-signed