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Originally Posted by drewtastic
I think your analysis is probably most likely, but I'm still not sold on Wideman logging top-4 minutes again this year, especially in the place of Russell. I trust Russell more defensively.
I'd like to see Wideman go to #5 on the depth chart, but get top PP billing (like you say here). Hamilton's acquisition allows the Flames to manage Wideman's TOI a bit more. Because Hamilton/Gio/Brodie can eat a lot of minutes, we don't need to rely on Wideman to do so anymore, and can instead use his offensive skills more strategically.
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That's the other benefit though. On the toughest of nights, any top pair only has to play max 25min, and the bottom pair at least 15min.
Most nights it's going to be close to 20-20-20.