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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I want to defend Wideman here. He has his flaws and they're magnified when he's paired with Russell or Engelland but he's a good defenseman and we tend to see it when he's paired with Gio, Brodie, or Hamilton (though he can't handle being top pairing). I'm also fine with him on the PP - he's not the one calling plays for himself.
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I disagree, Wideman is not a good dman. He is sloppy with the puck and constantly fails to pick the open man up in front of the net, and this leads to a lot of goals against. As far as I can tell Wideman is good for one thing, a big shot on the pp and I think there are far better options out there other then him who are less of a defensive liability when at even strength.