Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So maybe there is some loophole where the Flames can get out of Wideman's contract? Despite the Flames trying to help him, he's shown in a text that he's a not remorseful and is a danger to officials. Flames do not pay him over $5 million a season to goon officials, they pay him to play hockey. There has to be a breach of contract here as the footing is no less solid than what the Kings used against Richards.
|
If Wideman legitimately feels he did nothing wrong, he shouldn't feel guilty.
If he told his teammates otherwise, it would conflict with his defence.
If anything, the text message supports Wideman's claim that he had no intent to injure a linesman. And he didn't send that text knowing that the NHL would jump through every hoop in the book to acquire it.
The rule is, after all, all about intent. It's apparent to me that Wideman had none.