Panthers' Weiss to become franchise all-time leader in games-played
by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 6:59 PM EST
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As has been shouted from regional rooftops innumerable times in recent days, Panthers center Stephen Weiss is set to become the Cats' all-time leader in games-played with the franchise Thursday evening at home against Minnesota. The mark of 614 games will surpass current Dallas forward Radek Dvorak, adding to a continually growing list of achievements with Florida begun way back at the tail end of the 2001-02 season (Pierre Dagenais, anyone?):
- Fifth in goals (137), 5 behind Boston's Nathan Horton (4th)
- First in assists (237)
- Second in points (374), 45 behind Calgary's Olli Jokinen (1st)
- Third in power play goals (46), 19 behind Jokinen (2nd)
- Sixth in shorthanded goals (4), 1 behind Horton & Viktor Kozlov (5th)
- Fourth in game-winning goals (21), 1 behind Scott Mellanby (3rd)
- Second in overtime goals (5), 5 behind Jokinen (1st)
- Fourth in shots on goal (1,176), 1 (yes, one) behind Kozlov (3rd)
Fabulous numbers given the rosters he's been tied into through the years, and truly deserving of whatever honors the club decides to bestow upon him apart from what is already in the record book. Not only has he played every game of his career in Panther Red (and white, navy & powder blue) but he's one of those rare cases - in modern times - of not only conquering the franchise-leader mark but having been drafted by the same organization...in the team's hometown of Sunrise, no less. Make no mistake: dude is connected to South Florida.
Any good stories about #9 worth sharing from the past eleven years? Let's hear 'em.
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I remember going to the draft and other than Kovalchuk and Spezza I hadn’t really heard of anyone else. This was also 10 years ago when finding info on draftees online wasn’t exactly the easiest. So I flipped through my book looking at the choices remember pointing at Weiss and saying that I hoped we picked him.
by Rob PKane McMahon on Feb 22, 2012 7:19 PM EST reply actions
That strategy ever work again?
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
I actually went for Fowler. Whatever.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
I mean I did actually read the bios and stats from juniors and everything. Didn’t just blindly point
by Rob PKane McMahon on Feb 22, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Will it happen?
Fish, Heatles, Cats, Fins, Noles
by National Mario on Feb 22, 2012 8:01 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He has a good chunk of the franchise records, but I’d like to see him achieve something with the team.
by parallelcircle on Feb 22, 2012 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
This is nice.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
As it stands, no.
I’m putting here for reflection later on in the season…. #14 Tomas [Fleischmann] is getting a 40G season. FLASH COUNT: 19G/25A
by RPC on Sep 17, 2011 5:20 PM MDT
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by Chris S Roberts on Feb 22, 2012 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Eeeeeasy big fella
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 10:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
2003-04 is a good enough reason. Let Lundqvist, Quick, or Rinne try landing a .931 save percentage in 72 games.
by Alexander Calloway on Feb 22, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
I miss Luongo and I’m not afraid to say it
by adam1991 on Feb 23, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
one stellar season is not deserving. Guy was really good while he was here but it was only five seasons with no playoffs and more losses than wins. C’mon!
106 days until Prometheus
Vanbiesbrouck was here for five years as well.
by Alexander Calloway on Feb 23, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
don’t think he deserves it either. no panther has the right combo of longevity, stats and accomplishment for me to think they need their number retired.
106 days until Prometheus
by Todd Little on Feb 23, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
34 should be retired, but what about 27? Mellanby was the leader of this team for a while, and he’s responsible for the rat trick. Still upsets me that he didn’t retire as a Panther.
by The Rat Attack on Feb 23, 2012 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
I agree with Mellanby I think Beezer, and Mellanby should both be raised. Jovo will probably retire here should he be raised too? a thought
Jovo’s only been a Panthers for four and a half season, and his best seasons were with Vancouver where he played seven and a half seasons.
by Alexander Calloway on Feb 23, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
We need a “Rafters of Honor”, I like honoring the players but not retiring a #.
I think Beezer, Mellanby and Skrudland should be the 1st honorees.
Seeing Red since 1994.
Svehla’s 24 and Jokinen’s 12 go long before Weiss’s 9.
by Alexander Calloway on Feb 22, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
My dad met Stephen's aunt playing an online game once
She was awesome and kept in contact every so often. She was so excited that anyone had the screen name with “panthersfan” in it!
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
Here’s a pretty interesting article by Dan Speigel at Hockey Buzz about the possibility of trading Weiss. It’s worth a look.
IN DALE WE TRUST
Beat me to it :)
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 22, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I managed to get Henrik Zetterberg for him in NHL 12. Hilarious I know.
Hockey is a business, only we fans love it as a game.
for some reason DET really wants weiss in nhl 12 playing in GM mode they took him from me twice during FA but I traded back for him. He retired with the panthers in 2022 the same year he won the conn smythe (I simulated the playoffs until game 7) made me happy on the inside even though it was just a video game
It was weird how the trade came about for me. Panthers went all the way to game 7 of the SCF against the Canucks. Weiss wins it all in double overtime on a breakaway scoring on Luongo. Right after that at the draft I got a trade offer from Pittsburgh who apparently had acquired Zetterberg and wanted to give him and a 2nd rounder to me for Weiss. I honestly could not say no to that trade even though he had just been the hero of Sunrise by beating the Vancouver Panthers Alumni Organization.
Hockey is a business, only we fans love it as a game.
In my GM mode, I picked up Malkin off waivers haha
by Colt1235 on Feb 23, 2012 11:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I really hope that if DT is planning on trading him wait until the off season, five this man atleast one last shot at the playoffs with the team he has given ten years of his life to also I’m a huge Weiss fan and I’m going to need the summer to get over the shell shock but thats besides the point lol
Ok, this is going to sound weird but here goes… my family and I went to that draft. I was 17 at the time and my brothers and I were loving it. One of brothers had to go to the bathroom and we were telling him to hurry because the draft was going to start and we didn’t want to miss it. He comes out and like ten minutes later Weiss is drafted. my brother is like NO WAY! I just peed next to that guy… seriously I did! In the moment it was hilarious and to this day if we are watching the game together and Weiss does anything we say, Hey didn’t you pee next to that guy?
by antb7 on Feb 22, 2012 11:43 PM EST via Android app reply actions
If I recall correctly Randy Moller had a similar situation at his own draft, bumping into Larry Robinson (I think).
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 23, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
maybe someone is gonna sit in the pressbox
106 days until Prometheus
by Todd Little on Feb 23, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
I have no great stories of Weiss over these many years. Anytime I have ever met him, he is the quietest, shyest, non-attention hungry young man. Only at the Ice and Dice this year did he have a little liquid courage to chat a bit. I hope that when we look back at this moment for him & us as fans, that we can say.. Remember when Weiss got honored for his 614th game as a Panther, had a great time in the playoffs and are so glad he’s our Captain now.
I hereby predict Captain Mike Weaver #43 will score 6G 20A -RCR 0G13A 2/13
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