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Originally Posted by Scoutski
Wideman is 31 later this month and will be at least 33-34 before the Flames even have a chance of being a competitor. Gardiner will have the time to grow along with a bunch of other up and comers.
The only young defenceman we've got going right now is TJ (Kris Russell is next at 26 which is debatably young too).
I'm not saying that's a sound "They should definitely do it", but I would be pretty happy to see it happen.
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My question was less about why would the Flames trade Wideman, and more about "why would Flames have to add a 3rd to Wideman in order to get Jake Gardiner?"
I think you're greatly underestimating the value of Wideman, or overestimating the value of Gardiner. I think a lot of teams would have interest in a 2nd pairing RH shot d-man that can QB a powerplay, and would likely give up a Gardiner caliber prospect without Flames having to throw in a pick.