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Originally Posted by MattyC
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.
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Our playoff chances are minuscule atm. I don't think benching or not benching Wideman is going to significantly alter them.
This is how the next month will go and it will annoy some people. We will continue to play our veterans, some of whom more heavily than they deserve. Near the deadline likely a few vets will be on the way out. Post deadline we will call up a few youngsters and then you'll see the ice time patterns begin to change.