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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Maybe he's heard that the Flames are looking for possibly a veteran defenseman to shore up the blue line as he was making reference to the Flames looking at defensemen? Either way I don't see the uproar as we all know the guy is an Oilers fan and just saying a few nice things about the Flames as he did probably pains him.
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Another thing Dreger is missing is that all young teams in the middle of a rebuild need veteran players that can teach the young guys the proper way to not only play the game, but also how to 'play' it off the ice.
Wideman might be paid way to much on the ice, but going by what Bennett said of how Wideman took him under his wing 'off' the ice, I would go out on a limb and say the contract is worth it.
If the Flames management feel that they need to fill an organizational need by adding a veteran presence to solidify not only the roster, but the locker room and everything that goes along with that, good for them. I certainly wouldn't trust Dreger to understand anything about that.
Oil Stain is right. There were a lot of free agents available to pickup for a team with deep pockets and a low salary cap. The Flames instead choose not to do that, but instead want to focus on the rebuild. Its obvious that they are happy with the current status, and want to just keep building.