It's like our forwards where we want to be able to roll 4 lines. We need the same ability on our defence so putting Wideman on the third pairing with PP time isn't sentencing him to 10 minutes a game. He'll still get his minutes, just not so many against top opposition on some nights.
I could see some UFA defencemen getting big contracts this summer but I think we should be in on the bidding.
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