"The Canucks claimed physical winger Dale Weise from the New York Rangers on Tuesday in a move that looks to upgrade their fourth line.

Weise will be with the Canucks to start the season and will clearly get a look in the fourth line right wing spot. The Canucks also put Victor Oreskovich, who was the incumbent fourth line right winger at the end of the preseason, on waivers.

Weise, a 23-year-old Winnipeg native who was drafted 111th overall by the Rangers in 2008, played three seasons with Swift Current of the WHL. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder isn't shy about dropping the gloves and got the better of Chicago's Dan Carcillo in his first NHL fight on Dec. 18, 2010, when the latter was with Philly."