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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Talking about trading an overpaid Dman who still logs 23+ min a game and scores .5 ppg with no replacement is horrible asset management. This team has depth but little on the blueline and should consider combining some assets to improve rather than getting more magic beans which may or may not pan out in 5 years.
Diaz could not handle top 4 minutes. I completely agree Wideman is overpaid and I would have no problem moving him or Smid but doing so and replacing them with Diaz and Wortherspoon allows for no further injury. We don't have close to the depth on the backend as we do up front (our top end D is much better than out too end forwards however)
In regards to Glencross when he was scoring 24 goals and playing in all situations with 3 years left on his deal at $2.55M per has way more value than pending UFA Glencross no doubt about it.
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I think with Russell, Gio and Brodie the Flames have plenty of offense from their defense so the loss of Wideman wouldn't be that big of a deal and Diaz isn't that bad of an offensive guy himself. I personally would prefer to have Wotherspoon in that second pairing than Diaz. It would be a big step up for him but I am fine if he has some slip ups this season as wins/losses not a big deal for me as much as getting an assessment on young guys like Wotherspoon is.
I agree Glencross of 3 years ago is more valuable than Glencross now but he isn't that same guy and doesn't have that same value. Now he has consistency/inury concerns that makes me think teams may not want to take the risk on him if he had 2 more years left on his deal. Now they get a guy with top 6 ability that can also contribute a gritty, play-off style game. They can see if he clicks with their guys and then decide if they want to offer him a long term deal. Plus there is always the issue with Glencross that with a long term deal he doesn't want to leave, maybe he is willing to waive his NTC for the last 3 months of the season.