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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
A 55 point defenseman at 5 million is very much tradeable, clause or not. There was a lot of talk that Wideman and Russell were both available, but no deal could be made throughout the Summer. I don't know the specifics, but Treliving made them available and failed to make a deal. Even a 2nd-3rd round pick for Wideman would be looking good right now.
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Doubtful. A few years ago, Regehr (while not a offensive defenseman, was one of the best at his job and playing top minutes) was traded with a 2nd round pick (and Kotalik, salary dump but he ended up leaving the NHL anyways; not sure if that was known) for Byron (waivers) and Butler (in the AHL) now.
How many teams, and who, can pick up Wideman's salary? Playoff teams are against the cap (or some an internal budget), non-playoff teams Wideman would use his NMC. Wideman had said when he first signed here he thought we were a playoff team that had a chance to win a cup, but we ended up crapping the bed and dumping all our top players. How do you know the accepting team was asking for Calgary to pick up 50% of his price tag, something Treliving was hoping not to do? Despite a 55 point season, his price tag might leave only 1 team out there that can afford him that he might be willing to accept a trade to, and maybe 0 teams if you include his price tag.