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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
The problem with benching Wideman is it diminishes his already slim trade value. On the one hand I think he absolutely deserves to be benched and that both Smid and Engelland have played well enough to deserve a regular spot. On the other hand you don't wanna tank his value in case some team is crazy enough to trade for him.
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I hate this line of thinking. It's literally the worst reason to not sit an underperforming player. Who gives a f***? You're trying to win a game. Every single GM in the league knows exactly what Dennis Wideman is. Having him out there crapping the bed every night is definitely not helping.
I don't think the team goes as Wideman goes, but that's all the more reason to try and get a message to him that its not good enough right now. Being great last season does not give him a pass this year. Same goes for Russell and Hudler.