Joe Soriano
O.J. Lewis5/2011 Player Profile: Shea Weber
May 16th 2011 15:03
When you talk about the five best defensemen in the NHL, Shea Weber has to be one of the names you talk about. The Predators' captain is the team's best player. Not only is he a great defender and leader, but he is also a valuable threat on offense.
Weber is set to become a free agent, but he loves playing in Nashville and will certainly re-sign with the Preds. He's the face of the franchise, so money and years are no problem even though the Predators are short on money. I'm betting that Weber will give his team a discount of some sort. The James Norris Trophy nominee's 16 goals were tied for fourth among all defensemen in the NHL, and that stat shows his offensive ability. Weber had 48 points in total.
Webs loves the fans and the city of Nashville, and he may just end up being the best defenseman in Predators' history when he retires. Weber has the second most goals in franchise history among all defensemen with 62. Since he came into the league, the only defenseman with more goals than Webs during that time span is Mike Green with 70.
Shea Weber was third among defensemen in the league with 524 shots on goal. Weber was 6th in the NHL in hits, and he is great at both defense and offense. He is one of the top shutdown defensemen in the NHL, and I also believe that Weber is is one of the top 40 players in the game right now regardless of position. The Predators should certainly consider themselves lucky to have him.
He is a workhose who also has a gold medal in the Olympics, He was the best defensive player and had the highest TOI on Team Canada. Weber is extremely clutch and is consistently among the league leaders in game-winning goals and power play goals. You know what makes this more incredible? It's the fact that Weber is such a great shutdown defensive player. That's what we call a two-way threat.
Weber is set to become a free agent, but he loves playing in Nashville and will certainly re-sign with the Preds. He's the face of the franchise, so money and years are no problem even though the Predators are short on money. I'm betting that Weber will give his team a discount of some sort. The James Norris Trophy nominee's 16 goals were tied for fourth among all defensemen in the NHL, and that stat shows his offensive ability. Weber had 48 points in total.
Webs loves the fans and the city of Nashville, and he may just end up being the best defenseman in Predators' history when he retires. Weber has the second most goals in franchise history among all defensemen with 62. Since he came into the league, the only defenseman with more goals than Webs during that time span is Mike Green with 70.
Shea Weber was third among defensemen in the league with 524 shots on goal. Weber was 6th in the NHL in hits, and he is great at both defense and offense. He is one of the top shutdown defensemen in the NHL, and I also believe that Weber is is one of the top 40 players in the game right now regardless of position. The Predators should certainly consider themselves lucky to have him.
He is a workhose who also has a gold medal in the Olympics, He was the best defensive player and had the highest TOI on Team Canada. Weber is extremely clutch and is consistently among the league leaders in game-winning goals and power play goals. You know what makes this more incredible? It's the fact that Weber is such a great shutdown defensive player. That's what we call a two-way threat.
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