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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Schlemko was such a solid bottom pairing d-man. Good enough on defense, had some ability on offense, didn't make egregious errors. It's a shame that we couldn't find room for him, especially with the acquisition of Hamilton.
Hearing rumors like that makes me think Wideman is as good as gone and Russell has a good chance of being moved as well (throw Smid in that mix as well). I can't imagine Treliving was looking to move any of Brodie, Gio, or Hamilton, and Engelland was a Treliving signing.
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My guess is that they were only trying to move Wideman last summer. No chance they were trying to trade Russell, and Treliving had to know there would be no market for Smid considering he was still injured.
If they couldn't trade Wideman, after he had a pretty good season last year, they might be hard pressed to find a trade partner this year considering the season he is having.