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Originally Posted by ignite09
This. People love to exclaim how great Wideman has been, and how Gio just isn't what he should be. Yet the simple truth is both guys belong on a second pairing rotation. Gio is playing more minutes, verses better competition. Isn't his fault, somebody had too.
Replace Gio with Wideman on that first pairing over the last seven games, and half the posters here would be questioning that signing. We can only shelter so many D-men when you have holes too fill in your lineup, he is at least showing the ability to be a better number 2 defenseman then Buttler.
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Maybe. But he also hasn't played on the top pairing all season, against the Ducks when he was split from Bouwmeester, he still looked bad.
And it's the little things he seems to be having problems with, controlling the puck, keeping it in the line, handling passes, etc. And while I think Wideman would also have problems playing on the top pairing, he would at least continue to produce on the PP and add that offensive element. Giordano isn't, at least not up to the expectations he set for us over the last couple years.
I mean it is only 8 games, but he's not playing anywhere close to where he was last year and I'm losing faith that it's just getting use to the visor now.