He's called many things, folk hero, Dutch Gretzky, but what Dale Weise might be is the unlikeliest character in a great story. Weise is a weird player, there can be no doubt about that. For most of his career Weise has been pigeonholed into fourth line roles, where he doesn't really fit, because he's not really that physical, and he's not great defensively. Weise fashions himself as a skilled player, but he isn't really that skilled, and doesn't fit into the top-six either.
It's that odd place many skilled American Hockey League players experience, they're good enough to be stars in that league, but they're missing something in the NHL.