[News] Flyers waive Dale Weise. Oilers claim Colby Cave off waivers from Boston.

[sureLoss]

Looks like that wide dispersal of scouts netted some results for Chia

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
EDM claims Colby Cave

Philadelphia Flyers @NHLFlyers
Per GM Chuck Fletcher, the #Flyers have placed forward Dale Weise on waivers.

[Shazam]

Lucic now in competition for who can be best cave man on the Oilers.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Lucic now in competition for who can be best cave man on the Oilers.

Yup...Now they have a cave for the neanderthals on that team.

[Buff]

Now they have a Cave to go with their Bear.

[agulati]

Weise was a useful bottom 6 player, but if the flyers are waiving him, he must have really fallen off

[Buff]

oooh, Weise. The Oilers can claim him too! Man, they don't need to trade they can just add via waivers!

[TheScorpion]

Weise is truly awful, stay away.

[Imported_Aussie]

I wonder if Weise being waived is foreshadowing a trade.
If he clears waivers, he could be moved to a new team who can bury him in the AHL, saving some money. Could be part of some salary cap gymnastics.
EDIT: Would be a 1.325M cap hit if buried in minors.

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Weise is truly awful, stay away.

He's got 11 points this year, which would put him in the Oilers top 6.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Weise is truly awful, stay away.

Why are you giving the Oilers good advice?

[TBone290]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Lucic now in competition for who can be best cave man on the Oilers.

[squirtle]

Originally Posted by Eric Vail

He's got 11 points this year, which would put him in the Oilers top 6.

More than neal..

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Weise is truly awful, stay away.

[TheScorpion]

LOL my advice was pointed towards the Flames... it would be very much in-character for the Oilers to put in a claim

[skudr248]

plan the parade

[agulati]

He will probably also get time on McDavid's wing.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Came for caveman jokes. Leaving satisfied.

Thoughts and prayers to him.

[metal_geek]

Wonder if he retires before reporting so he don’t catch whatever McDavid got..

[GioforPM]

Poor Colby. A mediocre AHL player (about .5 ppg) for years, finally has a ppg+ start to the year, gets called up for 20 games, gets first NHL points and now is demoted again.

[RedHot25]

Plan the parade...

https://edmontonjournal-com.cdn.ampp...m-strome-trade

Call me an Oilers fan. Five minutes ago I’d never heard the name Colby Cave. Now I’m hoping he can plug the hole the Oilers have at the centre ice position, the one created when Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli traded away centre Ryan Strome for winger Ryan Spooner. And became I’m an Oilers fan of a certain vintage and wishful disposition, thoughts of Cave being the new Kevin McCelland immediately pop into my head.

We see at the AHL level he’s become a decent offensive player with 18 points in 15 games this year. So after years of being an OK AHLer, he’s now become a dominant AHLer at age 24. That’s a promising signal at least. Bob Stauffer of the Oilers tweeted out: “Cave is a late bloomer. He is a smart player who could provide the Oilers with some center depth. He captained the Swift Current Broncos and had 18 points in 15 GP with Providence this season in AHL.”