No, not that ex-Predators defenseman Weber. The other one.
The Penguins on Wednesday signed Swiss defenseman Yannick Weber to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level to provide some relief to their ailing blue line. He must clear waivers at noon Thursday before he can join the team.
It's not clear whether he'll have to go through the league's COVID protocol before he can practice or play in a game.
Weber, 32, is a right-handed shot, and stands 5 feet 11, 200 pounds.
Weber spent the last four seasons with the Predators, appearing in 41 games in 2019-20 and scoring one goal and two assists. Originally drafted No. 73 overall by the Canadiens in 2007, Weber has played in 497 NHL games over 12 years, recording 28 goals and 66 assists. He attended Nashville's training camp on a tryout contract this winter, but did not make the team.
Yannick, if he clears waivers, will add depth to a defense corps that has suffered a number of serious injuries through this early part of the season.
Mike Matheson suffered an upper-body injury on Jan. 15 and is out "longer-term." He began skating with the team on Tuesday in a non-contact jersey, but Mike Sullivan said after the skate that his status hasn't changed. Juuso Riikola (longer-term) and Marcus Pettersson (week-to-week) both sustained upper-body injuries on Jan. 19. The lone right-handed defenseman of the injured group, Zach Trotman, was likely going to be on the Penguins' taxi squad before undergoing right knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Jan. 14, receiving a 4-6 week recovery estimate.
Brian Dumoulin left Tuesday's game early and was being evaluated for a lower-body injury after the game. John Marino appeared banged up in the third period but finished the game, and did not participate in the Penguins' practice Wednesday in Boston. We can expect an update on both players after practice.