Assuming Wideman gets traded for another bad contract, and Smid finishes his career on the LTIR I would be more than happy with:
Gio - Brodie
Jokipakka - Hamilton
Wotherspoon - Nakladal
Engelland
That's probably a more versatile group then they had coming into this season.
While I would be happy with that, I still feel like they're missing a guy who can play top 4 minutes with Hamilton. Guys like Jokipakka and Wotherspoon may grow into that role but there could be some growing pains.
I wonder if the Flames will try to build a package containing Wotherspoon (probably not THE piece in a deal, but a piece most likely) to bring in a top 4 D. Hamonic is likely to be moved in the off-season and on paper looks like the perfect fit.
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