Mike Weber will appear in his first game of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday night. "The bottom line is I need [Weber] to play before he gets so frustrated we lose him and that is the bottom line," said coach Lindy Ruff. "He's worked hard. A player gets to the point where you've got to get him in. He was an important part of our team. He played good minutes. He played hard. They got some players we'd like to play hard against so this game is a good fit for him." He will play alongside Robyn Regehr and Marc-Andre Gragnani will be a healthy scratch.