Jordan Weal News
Weal continues to battle the flu and will miss his third straight game on Thursday. Ryan Poehling had been replacing him in the lineup but now it's believed that Poehling is also sick.
Weal was a healthy scratch Saturday in Ottawa but will replace Matthew Peca in the lineup on Monday. Weal has no points in his last five games and has just seven points (4G / 3A) in 36 games this year.
Weal will come out of the lineup in Detroit with Lukas Vejdemo replacing him on the fourth line.
Weal was a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Ryan Poehling, who was reassigned to Laval (AHL). Weal has just two goals and one assist in 10 games this season.
Weal was supposed to be a healthy scratch this afternoon but Joel Armia is a late-scratch and Weal will be back in on the third-line. He has one goal on 15 shots and one assist in six games this season.
Weal appeared in each of the first six games of the season, posting one goal and one assist, but will be replaced by Nick Cousins (back) on Thursday.
Weal was acquired at the trade deadline and will replace Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Tuesday and make his Canadiens debut. Weal has four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 47 games with the Coyotes and Flyers this season.
Weal started the season in Philadelphia before joining the Coyotes mid-season. Overall, the 26-year-old has four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 47 games with the two teams. Weal will likely serve as a depth piece with the Canadiens and should draw onto the fourth-line.
Weal played just 9:45 TOI in his season debut on Tuesday and will be replaced by Dale Weise tonight in Ottawa.
Weal had a nice start to the season, but has struggled since, registering just one goal and one assist in 15 games. Tonight he will be replaced by Dale Weise in the lineup.
Weal suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday’s loss in Winnipeg on an open-ice hit from Dustin Byfuglien. With Weal out, Jori Lehtera is expected to draw back in against the Flames.
Weal was reportedly highly sought after after becoming an unrestricted free agent, but decided to return to the Flyers. Last season he had just 12 pints (8G / 4A) in 23 games with the Flyers, but dominated the AHL scoring 15 goals with 32 assists (47 points) in 43 games with Lehigh Valley. Weal is fully expected to be a full-time NHLer in 2017-18.