Frozen Frames: An encouraging debut performance from Jordan Weal

Jordan Weal is a soon-to-be 27-year-old forward who mostly played supporting roles on the three teams he suited up for before joining the Montreal Canadiens. He isn’t an impact player who could change the outcome of the game single-handedly for the Habs, and not the trade acquisition some hoped Marc Bergevin would pull off at the deadline.

Yet without being those things, he looks to be a very interesting player based on his first game versus the Los Angeles Kings, complementing Joel Armia and Jonathan Drouin well with his skill set.

Weal is not the fastest skater, but he is strong on his edges. What he lacks in speed he seems to make up for with overall solid positioning. For someone who was…