| Hot | 3/19/2013 9:53:00 PM |
Description: Predators defenseman Shea Weber has 10 points over his last eight games. | Insight: The Predators have upped their scoring in March and Weber has been a factor with two goals and eight assists. | | |
| Hot | 3/10/2013 10:00:00 AM |
Description: Predators defenseman Shea Weber has a streak of three straight games with at least one point. | Insight: He has five points, all assists, in that span. Weber only had one point over his first 13 games this season but he has three goals and 12 points over his last 12 games. | | |
| Hot | 2/19/2013 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Predators defenseman Shea Weber scored the game-winning goal in overtime Tuesday against the Red Wings. He also had an assist earlier in the game. | Insight: After failing to score a goal and notching just one point over his first 13 games, Weber has a goal in three straight and six points over his last four contests. The buy-low window is closing quickly. | | |
| 1/24/2013 10:41:00 PM |
Description: Predators defenseman Shea Weber has zero points through four games. | Insight: It's safe to say Weber is missing Ryan Suter, who signed with Minnesota last summer. Skating with Suter last season, Weber had 19 goals and 30 assists. | | |
| 7/24/2012 4:43:00 PM |
Description: The Predators have matched the Flyers 14-year, $110 million offer sheet for defenseman Shea Weber, the team's official website announced. | Insight: Weber's 49 points last season were seventh among defensemen and his plus/minus of 21 was tied for 19th in the NHL. His 230 SOG ranked third among defensemen as well, making the Nashville captain one of the more valuable defensemen in the fantasy game. | | |
| 7/19/2012 12:56:00 PM |
Description: The Flyers have extended a 14-year $100 million offer to Nashville defenseman Shea Weber. The Predators will now have seven days to match Philadelphia's offer.
| Insight: That is a tremendous amount of coin. Weber had another strong season for the Predators by finishing the 2011-12 campaign with 19 goals and 30 assists in 78 games. He led the team in plus/minus with a plus-21 rating, good for 11th-best in the Western Conference. | | |
| 12/27/2011 2:35:00 PM |
Description: Shea Weber will be sidelined indefinitely with a concussion.
TSN | Insight: Weber was hit by Mark Fistric during Friday's game and had to miss Monday's game. The Predators have recalled Ryan Ellis to replace Weber, who was putting up big numbers this season (29 points and a +14 in 35 games). His production will be difficult for fantasy owners to replace. | | |
| 10/21/2011 5:32:00 PM |
Description: Shea Weber was fined $2500 but not suspended for his hit from behind on Jannik Hansen during Thursday's game.
TSN | Insight: Weber owners don't need to worry about him missing time. Hansen suffered a cut to his nose on the play, but nothing more. | | |
| 8/3/2011 4:01:00 PM |
Description: An arbitrator has awarded Shea Weber a one-year contract in arbitration.
TSN | Insight: Weber had been asking for $8.5 million, while the Predators were offering $4.75 million. Weber will be the highest-paid defenseman in the NHL for the 2011-12 season. The Predators won't be able to walk away from the award, given Weber's status as an RFA for two more years. If he posts another elite season, the cash-strapped Predators will be hard-pressed to sign him to a long-term contract. | | |
| 8/2/2011 5:50:00 PM |
Description: Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators are still significantly apart on a one-year contract.
TSN | Insight: Weber has asked for $8.5 million, while the Preds have submitted $4.75 million. An arbitrator is expected to make a decision within 48 hours. Weber is eligible to be an unrestricted free agent in 2013, so signing him long-term will be a major challenge for the Preds. | | |
| 6/18/2011 12:52:00 AM |
Description: The Nashville Predators filed for salary arbitration on RFA Shea Weber on Friday.
TSN | Insight: Weber's agent will now decide whether the arbitration is over one year or two years. The Preds filed for arbitration so that another team cannot sign Weber to an offer sheet. The Predators and Weber are currently working on a long-term deal. | | |
| 4/23/2011 1:34:00 AM |
Description: Shea Weber scored the game-tying goal with 35.3 seconds left to play in regulation, and Jerred Smithson scored the game-winner in overtime in the Predators' 4-3 win over Anaheim in Game 5 on Friday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Weber scored the game-tying goal on a point shot with the goalie pulled. He has three goals and two assists in the five games played. Smithson's goal was his second playoff goal in 25 career playoff games. The Predators are now just one game away from winning the franchise's first-ever playoff series, and they can seal the deal at home on Sunday in Game 6. | | |
| 3/18/2011 2:03:00 AM |
Description: Weber became the franchise leader in career goals by a defenseman with his Thursday night score. | Insight: That gives him 80 for the Predators. Weber matched his season high of eight shots on goal, which he last reached in his first game of the year. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 2/27/2011 6:23:00 PM |
Description: Shea Weber scored a power-play goal and added an assist in the Predators' 3-2 win over Columbus on Sunday afternoon.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Aside from Pekka Rinne, Weber is the Predators' most valuable player and also the team's leading scorer with 39 points (13g-26a) in 63 games. In order for the Nashville franchise to stay competitive, it will be important for GM David Poile to sign the team captain to a long-term extension in the offseason. | | |
| 1/3/2011 12:02:00 PM |
Description: Weber notched a goal and two assists in Sunday's win over Columbus for his second straight multipoint game. | Insight: Weber still sits at just 20 points for the season with a minus-2 rating despite finishing each of the past two games at plus-2. He did finish with five shots on goal for the fourth time in the past five games, however. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 1/3/2011 1:02:00 AM |
Description: Shea Weber scored a goal and added two assists with a +2 in the Predators' 4-1 win over Columbus on Sunday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Weber has not quite been able to meet his preseason projections with 20 points (6g-14a) in 38 games. However, he has five points in his last two games, so the Predators' captain might make a great buy-low candidate right now. | | |
| 12/18/2010 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Weber picked up two assists on Friday night in a 3-1 win over the Devils. | Insight: Weber has points in four straight games with a goal and four assists over that span. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 9/28/2010 12:02:00 AM |
Description: Shea Weber scored a power-play goal and added an assist in the Predators' 2-1 win over Atlanta in preseason action on Monday.
TSN | Insight: Weber and the Preds scored their first power-play goal of the preseason. Expect the new Preds' captain to improve on his total of 43 points last season. | | |
| 7/8/2010 9:39:00 PM |
Description: Shea Weber was named the new captain of the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
Nashville Predators | Insight: Weber is the fifth captain in team history. He replaces Jason Arnott, who was traded to New Jersey in the offseason. Weber has the second-most goals of any defenseman since the 2006-07 season with 62, so he is a possible top-10 defenseman in fantasy leagues. | | |
